deep-six someone or something

deep-six someone or something
deep-six someone or something
Sl. to get rid of someone or something; to dispose of someone or something. (Refers originally to burying someone or something six feet deep, the standard depth of a grave.) •

Take this horrible food out and deep-six it.

That guy is a pain. Deep-six him so the cops will never find him.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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