six feet under

six feet under

Dead and buried. (Six feet refers to the traditional depth of a grave.) You'll be six feet under when Mom finds out that you dented her brand new car. The way I see it, hoarding all that money won't do you any good once you're six feet under.
See also: feet, six
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

six feet under

Fig. dead and buried. Fred died and is six feet under. They put him six feet under two days after he died.
See also: feet, six
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

six feet under

Dead and buried, as in No, you can't read my diary-not until I'm six feet under. Although this expression alludes to what has long been the traditional depth of a grave, that is, approximately the same as the length of the coffin, it dates only from the mid-1900s.
See also: feet, six
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

six feet under

dead and buried. informal
Six feet is the traditional depth of a grave.
See also: feet, six
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

six feet ˈunder

(informal, humorous) dead and buried in the ground: By then, all the witnesses were six feet under.
See also: feet, six
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

six feet under

mod. dead and buried. They put him six feet under two days after he died.
See also: feet, six
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

six feet under

Dead and buried. The traditional depth of a grave is approximately the length of the coffin. This expression, while making good arithmetical sense, came into use only in the mid-twentieth century. J. Gerson used it in The Omega Factor (1979): “We make sure the dead are stiff and cold and six feet under.”
See also: feet, six
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
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  • be fit to be tied
  • fit to be tied
  • hopping mad
  • be hopping mad
  • be fighting mad
  • be as mad as a hornet
  • What number are you calling from?
  • earful
  • an earful
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