be dead and buriedUNIMPORTANTan argument, problem, plan etc that is dead and buried is not worth considering again 〔争论、问题、计划等〕不值得再考虑 The old argument about whether the UK should be a member of the EU should now be dead and buried. 以前关于英国是否应该加入欧盟的争论,现在应该已经失去意义了。
be dead and buried• Gregory converted it too and Northampton knew they were dead and buried.• The defensive concepts of prewar days were dead and buried.
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