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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Example Sentences

An ugly win over the Jets actually has them top of the AFC North after starting 1-5 and looking dead and buried.

From BBC

His parents have been dead and buried for quite a while.

From Los Angeles Times

It was brutally exposed by an Argentina side who should have been dead and buried long before their epic comeback.

From BBC

The Baltimore Ravens looked dead and buried earlier this season, but a win over the Vikings plus Pittsburgh's defeat at the Chargers means the AFC North is up for grabs now - with the two fierce rivals still to face each other twice, including in the final game of the season.

From BBC

“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