dead and buried

Idioms  

1. Also, dead and gone. Long forgotten, no longer in use, as in That argument is dead and buried, or No point in worrying about regulations that are long dead and gone. This figurative use of “having died” is usually applied to some issue. [Late 1800s]

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dead and buried

It’s been seven years since Mahershala Ali was announced as Marvel’s Blade, but the acclaimed actor says that his involvement in the project is officially dead and buried.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Once the war was on, the isolationist movement was largely dead and buried — and stayed that way for almost 75 years.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

“Hitchcock & Herrmann” is also a portrait of a working friendship that was fruitful and fond while it lasted and dead and buried when it was over.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Strikes from Jordan McGhee and Lyall Cameron put Tony Docherty's side ahead at the break, with Hearts looking dead and buried as they were booed from the Tynecastle pitch.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2024

“But I still say the Rattler could be dead and buried by now.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool