deep sixes
Tosses for good
Deep sixes is the third-person singular verb form of deep-six, meaning to discard, reject, or destroy something completely.
The expression comes from nautical slang—six fathoms being a traditional burial depth at sea.
The committee deep sixes any proposal that mentions budget cuts.
She deep sixes his number after every bad date.
- disposeArrange or settle
- discardDeliberately throw out
- dumpWaste disposal site
- circular fileJoking term for bin
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
throw overboard · toss out · eliminate · give the boot · scuttle · trash · rejects · abandon · fathom · keelhaul · eradicate · get rid of · pull the plug · throw away · tosses · annihilate · consign to oblivion · purge