Cliché: to deep six something

(entered for 02.09.06)

Meaning: to bury or eliminate something. Meaning and uses.
Rewrite 1: file^tv1 it six feet under
Rewrite 2: give it a decent burial
Rewrite 3: plant it in the graveyard
Rewrite 4: file it under “memorial park”

Comment: Another meaning is burial at sea, although I don’t think that’s as common as simply burial.

More reading about clichés
What I found when I googled “clichés”:
• Kids Running: “Children enjoy learning what clichés mean.”

Check out the new alphabetical list of all my cliché rewrites available in the archive list at the right. To search the page using Internet Explorer, just go to “Edit” in the top menu bar, select “Find”, then enter the cliché or a word from it.