dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“That old argument is dead and buried now.”
“We decided to stop talking about the failed project because it is dead and buried.”
“Once the new policy took effect, the controversial proposal from last year was considered dead and buried by the committee.”
- 01
beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
- 02
brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
- 03
buried treasure
Something valuable that is concealed for a long time and then rediscovered.
- 04
bury one's head in the sand
To deliberately ignore the reality of a situation; to pretend a problem does not exist.
- 05
bury the hatchet
To cease fighting or arguing; to reach an agreement, or at least a truce.
- 06
bury the lede
To begin a story with details of secondary importance to the reader while postponing more essential points or facts.
- 07
come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
- 08
dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
Last updated August 10, 2026