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buried treasure

idiom
Meaning

Something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.


Examples
SIMPLE

The children dug in the sand looking for buried treasure.

CONTEXTUAL

The old map suggested that the pirates had hidden their buried treasure somewhere on the remote island.

COMPLEX

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.

Anchors to
Related idioms3entries
  1. 01

    dead 'n' buried

    Contraction of dead and buried.

  2. 02

    dead and buried

    Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.

  3. 03

    know where the bodies are buried

    To possess confidential and incriminating information about a person's or organization's misdeeds or other secrets.

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