| 词汇 | dead and buried |
| 释义 | Idiom dead and buried Theme: ENDINGS gone forever. (Refers literally to persons and figuratively to ideas and other things. Fixed order.)Now that Uncle Bill is dead and buried, we can read his will.That kind of thinking is dead and buried. Idiom dead and buried Theme: DEATH gone forever. (Fixed order.)Now that Uncle Bill is dead and buried, we can read his will.That kind of thinking is dead and buried. dead and buriedCompletely gone or defunct. The phrase can be used to refer to one who has literally died and been buried, as well as to something unsuccessful. Their father is dead and buried, but they still complain about him daily. Oh, that idea from last week's meeting is dead and buried now that the CEO has vetoed it. dead and buried1. Lit. dead and interred, and soon to be forgotten. Now that Uncle Bill is dead and buried, we can read his will. 2. Fig. gone forever. That kind of old-fashioned thinking is dead and buried. dead and buriedAlso, 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] dead and buriedused to emphasize that something is finally and irrevocably in the past.dead and ˈburied/ˈgonedead, especially for a long time; long past and forgotten: Long after I’m dead and gone, you’ll still be carrying on the same as you ever were.Why bring up old disagreements that have been dead and buried for years?dead and buried No longer in use or under consideration: All past animosities are dead and buried now. |
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