bury the lede
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“You buried the lede by mentioning the price at the very end.”
“The reporter buried the lede, leaving the most important news about the election results until the final paragraph.”
“By focusing on minor administrative details rather than the impending merger, the CEO effectively buried the lede during the annual shareholders meeting.”
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buried treasure
Something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.
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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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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