deep-six

• Фразовый глагол, означающий избавиться, уничтожить или отбросить что-либо, часто внезапно или тайно.

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

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Discard or get rid ofinformalamerican

   To dispose of something, often abruptly or permanently.

   Выбросить

   • 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   • He deep-sixed all the outdated files from the server.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.

   Synonymscast asidediscarddispose ofditchdumpjettisonjunkscrapthrow awaythrow out

   Antonymskeeppreserveretainsave

2. Throw overboardinformalamerican

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

   Выбросить за борт

   • 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.

   Synonymscastdumpheavejettisonpitchthrow overboardtoss

Base verbdeep-six

Phrasal variantsdeep-six