in the ground

in the ground

Dead (and buried). My father had only been in the ground a week when my siblings started talking about selling the family business. I want that snitch in the ground before he gets a chance to testify in court!
See also: ground
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • put (one) in the ground
  • to ground
  • shift (one's) ground
  • shift ground
  • shift your ground
  • hit the ground running
  • hit the ground running, to
  • hit the ground
  • raze
  • raze (something) to the ground