go the way of the dodo

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to go the way of the dodo

1. (idiomatic) to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past

   When HDTV catches on, NTSC will go the way of the dodo.

   Now that Blu-Ray has caught on, DVD has gone the way of the dodo.

   It's ironic that the phrase "gone the way of the dodo" has gone the way of the dodo.

[edit] Synonyms

• go the way of the dinosaurs

[edit] Related terms

• dead as a dodo