Example
“After the council withdrew its funding, the stadium proposal was dead and buried.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
dead to the world
CEFR B2sleeping so deeply that you are completely unaware of your surroundings
Neutral
over my dead body
CEFR B2a forceful refusal meaning that something will never be allowed
Informal
go downhill
CEFR B1to become progressively worse in condition, quality, or performance
Neutral
go to seed
CEFR B2to become neglected, untidy, or generally worse in condition
Neutral
go to the dogs
CEFR B2to deteriorate severely from an earlier, better condition
Neutral
put paid to
CEFR C1to bring something, especially a plan or hope, to a definite end
Neutral
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.