along

preposition (BESIDE)

/əˈlɔŋ/

Definition

› in the same direction as, or beside: We walked along the canal path. › Along also means at a particular point or continuing to go on: My office is the third door along the hallway on the left.

(Definition of along preposition (BESIDE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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