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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.

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Fran Wendelboe, R-New Hampton, wanted to introduce a new bill, arguing that the small amount that would be raised from campers could be covered in the Rainy Day Fund, without deep-sixing the budget. Close call: business groups dodge a much worse fate in state budget by Sanders, Bob / New Hampshire Business Review Decreasing the overall wealth of a society by deep-sixing the equivalent of 187,000 new pickup trucks will no doubt have a negative affect on the well-being of a population. A tale of two reactors: the different destinies of two almost-twin ... by Hiserodt, Ed / The New American Referring any issue to "further study" usually means deep-sixing it in the bureaucracy. Schools need pact oversight by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			decide decide against decide among decide between decide for decide in favor of decide on decision deck deck out declare declare for declare war against decorate decorate for decorate with dedicate to deduce from deduct from deed to deem it necessary deep deep down deep pockets deep-six deep-sixing deeply deface with default on defeat defect defect from defect to defend defend against defend with defense defer to define as Definitely not! deflect away from defraud out of degenerate into degree deign to do déjà vu delegate to delete from deliberate deliberate about deliberate over			Deep-sea exploration Deep-sea exploration Deep-sea fan Deep-sea fangly fish Deep-sea fangly fish Deep-Sea Fishing Station Deep-sea lead Deep-sea perch deep-sea plain Deep-Sea Red Clay Deep-sea spiny eel Deep-Sea Submersible Deep-Sea Trench Deep-Sea Trench Deep-sea Trenches deep-sea vent Deep-Sea Vents Deep-Sea Vents Deep-Sea Zone deep-seal trap deep-seated deep-seated deep-seated deep-set deep-six deep-six deep-sixed deep-sixed deep-sixes deep-sixes deep-sixing deep-space probe deep-submergence rescue vehicle Deep-tissue massage Deep-tissue massage Deep-tissue massage Deep-Towed Acoustic/Geophysical System DEEP-UV Deep-vein thombosis Deep-vein thombosis Deep-vein thrombosis Deep-vein thrombosis Deep-vein thrombosis Deep-waisted deep-water Deep-Water Agglutinated Foraminifera Deep-Water Architecture Knowledge Base Deep-Water Pump Deep-water sculpin Deep-Water Seining deep-water wave deep-well pump Deep-Well Pumping Operations deep-yellow DEEPA Deepak Deepak Chopra Deepaloka Foundation Deepam Educational Society for Health Deepavali Deepavali

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