deep-six

deep-six |ˈdip ˈˌsɪks | ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal destroy or dispose of (something ) irretrievably: someone had deliberately deep-sixed evidence. ORIGIN 1920s (as the deep six ‘the grave ’): perhaps from the custom of burial at a depth of six feet.

deep-six

deep-six ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal destroy or dispose of (something ) irretrievably: someone had deliberately deep-sixed evidence. ORIGIN 1920s (as the deep six ‘the grave ’): perhaps from the custom of burial at sea at a depth of six fathoms.

deep-six

d è ep-s í x 動詞 他動詞 ｟米 くだけて ｠…を海中投棄する ; 水葬にする ; 〈物 意見など 〉をお払い箱にする .