dead and buried


Also, dead and gone. Long forgotten, no longer in use, as in That argument is dead and buried, or No point in worrying about regulations that are long dead and gone. This figurative use of “having died” is usually applied to some issue. [Late 1800s]

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Example sentences from the Web for dead and buried

  • Minghelli, the Grand Hotel, the reference in London, and the dead-and-buried nightmare have led up to and compassed everything!

    The Eternal City |Hall Caine