- dead and gone
- dead and gone1. Lit. [of a person] long dead. •
Old Gert's been dead and gone for quite a spell.
•When I'm dead and gone, I hope folks remember me at my best.
2. Fig. [of a thing] gone long ago. •That kind of thinking is dead and gone.
•The horse-and-buggy days are dead and gone.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.