deep-six

• Verbo que significa livrar-se de, destruir ou descartar algo, muitas vezes de forma súbita ou secreta.

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

incontável · transitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Discard or get rid ofinformalamerican

   To dispose of something, often abruptly or permanently.

   Livrar-se de

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   • He deep-sixed all the outdated files from the server.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

   Sinônimoscast asidediscarddispose ofditchdumpjettisonjunkscrapthrow awaythrow out

   Antônimoskeeppreserveretainsave

2. Throw overboardinformalamerican

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

   Jogar ao mar

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscastdumpheavejettisonpitchthrow overboardtoss

Verbo basedeep-six

Variantes phrasaldeep-six