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six feet under

six feet under adjective: buried underground; not alive; dead.

Adjective

six feet under

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Buried underground; not alive; dead.
    • He thought he knew better than everyone, but now he's six feet under.

six feet under meaning in Bengali

six feet under in Bengali

মাটির নিচে সমাহিত, জীবিত নয়, মৃত

Synonyms of six feet under

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Origin of six feet under

Six feet refers to the traditional depth to which graves are dug. (Actual grave depths today may vary.)

Questions about six feet under

What does six feet under mean?
Six feet under means buried underground; not alive; dead.
What is six feet under in Bengali?
Six feet under in Bengali is মাটির নিচে সমাহিত, জীবিত নয়, মৃত. See Six feet under meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is six feet under?
Six feet under is an adjective.

Words near six feet under in the dictionary

  1. Six Bells
  2. six bob a day tourist
  3. six bob a day tourists
  4. Six Counties
  5. six feet deep
  6. six feet under
  7. six figures
  8. six foot
  9. Six Hills
  10. six hundred
  11. Six Mile

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