"follow to the grave" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-follow to the grave.wav Forms: follows to the grave [present, singular, third-person], following to the grave [participle, present], followed to the grave [participle, past], followed to the grave [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} follow to the grave (third-person singular simple present follows to the grave, present participle following to the grave, simple past and past participle followed to the grave)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To cease existence or importance with (a person or thing) upon their passing or destruction. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-follow_to_the_grave-en-verb-zo0mb4Av Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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