# put in the ground

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/put-in-the-ground
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To kill.

## Examples

- The dangerous criminal threatened to put his enemy in the ground.
- In the old western movie, the outlaw warned the sheriff that he would put him in the ground before sunset.
- The ruthless warlord declared that any soldier who dared to betray his cause would be put in the ground without a moment of hesitation.

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