"six feet under" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-six feet under.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: "Six feet" refers to the traditional depth to which graves are dug. Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} six feet under
  1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) Buried six feet underground; not alive; dead. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: dead Translations (Translations): mullan alla (Finnish), six pieds sous terre (French), a sete palmos (Portuguese), sete palmos abaixo da terra (Portuguese)

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