buried treasure
Something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The children dug in the sand looking for buried treasure.”
“The old map suggested that the pirates had hidden their buried treasure somewhere on the remote island.”
“After decades of searching the archives, the historian finally uncovered the location of the long-lost buried treasure, which had remained hidden since the colonial era.”
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bury one's head in the sand
To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
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bury the hatchet
To cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
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bury the lede
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
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dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
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know where the bodies are buried
To possess confidential and incriminating information about a person's or organization's misdeeds or other secrets.
Last updated August 10, 2026