deep-six

• Sich von etwas trennen, etwas beseitigen, zerstören oder aufgeben, oft plötzlich oder heimlich.

A phrasal verb meaning to discard, destroy, or get rid of something, often abruptly or secretly.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Discard or get rid ofinformalamerican

   To dispose of something, often abruptly or permanently.

   Loswerden

   • The committee decided to deep-six the old proposal.
   • He deep-sixed all the outdated files from the server.
   • They deep-sixed the plan after the budget cuts.

   Synonymecast asidediscarddispose ofditchdumpjettisonjunkscrapthrow awaythrow out

   Antonymekeeppreserveretainsave

2. Throw overboardinformalamerican

   To throw something from a boat or ship into the water.

   Über Bord werfen

   • The sailors deep-sixed the damaged cargo.
   • They deep-sixed the trash over the side of the vessel.
   • The captain ordered the crew to deep-six the leaking barrels.

   Synonymecastdumpheavejettisonpitchthrow overboardtoss

Grundverbdeep-six

Phrasal-Variantendeep-six