six feet under
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Meaning · English
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
‘ Saul could have reported us, but now he's six feet under, so we're safe as houses,’ concluded Josh.
As a fund - raiser, you can never take no for an answer and no one was going to put me six feet under.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review.
Common questions
What does “six feet under” mean?
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Is “six feet under” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.