单词 | dead and buried |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for dead and buried
dead and buriedAlso, dead and gone. Long forgotten, no longer in use, as in That argument is dead and buried, or No point in worrying about regulations that are long dead and gone. This figurative use of “having died” is usually applied to some issue. [Late 1800s] Words nearby dead and burieddead, dead ahead, dead air, dead-air space, dead-and-alive, dead and buried, dead arm, dead as a doornail, dead-ball line, deadbeat, deadbeat dad The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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