six feet under

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Etymology

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

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Adjective

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six feet under

  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dead
    My grandparents are six feet under.

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