Idiom
follow to the grave
Meaning
To cease existence or importance with (a person or thing) upon their passing or destruction.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He says his secrets will follow him to the grave.”
“The old man refused to explain the mystery, insisting that the truth would follow him to the grave.”
“Despite the persistent inquiries of the historians, the monarch maintained a stoic silence, determined that the scandal would follow him to the grave.”
Examples
simple
“He says his secrets will follow him to the grave.”
contextual
“The old man refused to explain the mystery, insisting that the truth would follow him to the grave.”
complex
“Despite the persistent inquiries of the historians, the monarch maintained a stoic silence, determined that the scandal would follow him to the grave.”
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