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(idiomatic) To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.

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deep six

Source Word

deep six

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.

Japanese Meaning

捨て去る、処分する、取りやめる／完全に終了させる、という意味で用いられる。

After the budget cuts, the committee decided to deep six the long-term research project.

予算削減の後、委員会はその長期研究プロジェクトを打ち切ることに決めた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To discard, get rid of, or cancel; to completely put an end to something.

They had put many hundreds of hours into the project before it was deep-sixed by management.

deep sixes

（ present singular third-person ）

deep sixing

（ participle present ）

deep sixed

（ participle past ）

deep sixed

（ past ）