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deep-six someone or something Sl. to get rid of someone or something; to dispose of someone or something. (Refers originally to burying someone or something six feet deep, the standard depth of a grave.) Take this horrible food out and deep-six it. That guy is a pain. Deep-six him so the cops will never find him. deep-six somebody/something (American informal) to get rid of someone or something They want to deep-six the project because it's costing too much money. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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After Stephen Harper and the Conservatives took power in Ottawa one year ago, they made good on their promise to deep-six the previous Liberal government's promised universal child-care program. Most X-fans could easily come up with a short list of mutants they'd like to deep-six. I've figured out how to deep-six that detestable, untestable, pseudoscientific, time-wasting, national embarrassment of a nontheory called Intelligent Design. |
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