deep six

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İngilizce - Türkçe
(deyim) Harap etmek, yok etmek, ortadan kaldırmak

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give it a deep six
(deyim) Atmak, bir şeyi başından atıp, kurtulmak
drawn up six deep
6 sıra halinde
İngilizce - İngilizce
To discard, cancel, halt; to completely put an end to something

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

(deyim) A place of disposal or abandonment ― used especially in the phrase give it the deep six
(deyim) Get rid of; destroy utterly. Origin: (as the deep six 'the grave'): perh. from the custom of burial at sea at a depth of six fathoms
to decide not to use something such as a plan
to throw something overboard from a ship
to get rid of something unwanted

First, the stark message to “eat less” of a particular food has been deep-sixed. - 28/01/2007, New York Times.

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give it a deep six
(deyim) Toss out; get rid of
deep-six
toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"
deep-six
To deep-six something means to get rid of it or destroy it. I'd simply like to deep-six this whole project
deep-six
throw from a boat toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!
deep-six
throw from a boat
deep six

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    dip sîks

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    /ˈdēp ˈsəks/ /ˈdiːp ˈsɪks/

    Etimoloji

    () A nautical expression indicating a water depth of 6 fathoms (36 feet) as measured by a sounding line; "deep six" acquired its idiomatic definition from the fact that something thrown overboard at or greater than this depth would be difficult if not impossible to recover. Marks on a sounding line were traditionally placed at 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17, and 20 fathoms. The "leadsman" called out the depth as he read it off the line. If the depth was at a mark he would call "by the mark" followed by the number, if the depth was between two marks, he would call "by the deep" followed by the estimated number. Six fathoms would therefore be reported as "by the deep six."