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dead 'n' buried

idiom
Meaning

Contraction of dead and buried.


Examples
SIMPLE

That old argument is dead and buried now.

CONTEXTUAL

The company decided to stop the project, so the idea is officially dead and buried.

COMPLEX

Once the new policy took effect, the previous administration's controversial regulations were considered dead and buried by the public.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    beat a dead horse

    To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

  2. 02

    brown bread

    [Cockney slang]dead

  3. 03

    buried treasure

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

  4. 04

    come back from the dead

    To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

  5. 05

    dead air

    An unintended interruption in a broadcast during which nothing is transmitted: a silent period on radio or a silent period with no picture on television.

  6. 06

    dead and buried

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

  7. 07

    dead asleep

    Sleeping in a deep sleep

  8. 08

    dead cat bounce

    A temporary recovery in the price of a financial instrument which has fallen rapidly and is expected to fall further in the long run.

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