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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

“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

"I was part of a special team that night that was able to come back from a scenario where a lot of people thought it was dead and buried," he said.

From BBC • May 10, 2024

The legacy of Rome is dead and buried, just like Pompeii.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan