six feet under

English

Etymology

"Six feet" refers to the traditional depth to which graves are dug.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

six feet under

(idiomatic, euphemistic) Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dead

My grandparents are six feet under.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: mullan alla
French: six pieds sous terre (fr)
Portuguese: a sete palmos, sete palmos abaixo da terra

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