I prefer reading the dead tree edition of the newspaper.
dead tree edition
idiomThe physical, printed version of a publication.
Origin
disputed originA dysphemism, referring to the raw materials from trees used in the manufacture of paper.
Even though the website is updated faster, many readers still subscribe to the dead tree edition for the weekend features.
While digital archives have largely replaced physical stacks, the library maintains a collection of the dead tree edition for researchers who value the tactile experience of historical print.
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bark up the wrong tree
To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
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beat a dead horse
To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.
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brown bread
[Cockney slang]dead
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Christmas tree bill
A bill consisting of many riders that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments, which may provide special benefits to various groups or interests.
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come back from the dead
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
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dead 'n' buried
Contraction of dead and buried.
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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.
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dead and buried
Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.