dead and buried

English

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Adjective

dead and buried (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten.
2. (idiomatic) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived.

Synonyms

• (moot, passed): water under the bridge (noun), bygones (noun), history (noun), ancient history (noun)

Translations

moot, passed

• French: mort et enterré (fr)
• Italian: morto e sepolto m
• Romanian: mort și îngropat