Fire
Rid
Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Sugar was initially going to fire Lohit that week, but got rid of Jadine instead once it became clear that she was in no condition to continue.
Source: Non-Gameplay Elimination - Supernatural has both straight and meta-examples: As salting and burning the remains are their go-to method for getting rid of ghosts, most episodes have the heroes lighting at least one fire.
Source: Hard To Light Fire -
Fastest way to get rid of fuel and helps to stop/control the spread of a forest fire by starving it.
Source: Kill It with Fire
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