- deep-six something
- deep-six (someone/something)
American, informal
to get rid of someone or something.
They want to deep-six the project because it's costing too much money.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
deep-six something
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deep-six — deep sixes, deep sixing, deep sixed VERB To deep six something means to get rid of it or destroy it. [mainly AM, INFORMAL] [V n] I d simply like to deep six this whole project … English dictionary
deep-six someone — deep six (someone/something) American, informal to get rid of someone or something. They want to deep six the project because it s costing too much money … New idioms dictionary
deep-six — (someone/something) American, informal to get rid of someone or something. They want to deep six the project because it s costing too much money … New idioms dictionary
deep-six — [dēp′siks′] Slang n. [from the custom of burial at sea in at least six fathoms] 1. Archaic burial at sea 2. a discarding or disposing of something vt. to get rid of, as by throwing overboard … English World dictionary
deep six — v [T] AmE informal to decide not to use something such as a plan … Dictionary of contemporary English
deep-six — verb transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to stop planning or using something such as a project or activity … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deep six — deep′ six′ n. Slang. 1) sts burial or discarding at sea 2) sts the abandonment of something • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
deep six — 1. tv. to jettison something, including a corpse, from a ship at sea. (Usually deep six as a verb.) □ The captain had them deep six the garbage. □ They deep sixed the body of the first mate, who had died of the shakes. 2. the deep six n. burial… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
deep-six — verb 1. toss out; get rid of deep six these old souvenirs! • Syn: ↑give it the deep six • Hypernyms: ↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away … Useful english dictionary
deep six — verb (T) AmE informal to decide not to use something such as a plan: We decided to deep six the whole project … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
