"dead and buried" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 彻底结束
• 已成为过去

Definition

“彻底结束”表示某事已经完全终结，不会再发生或被提起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式的习语，强调事情完全结束。常用于讨论问题、话题或关系，不能用在真实的死亡上。

Examples

That problem is dead and buried now.

那个问题已经**彻底结束**了。

Once the law changed, the old rule was dead and buried.

法律一变，旧规定就**彻底结束**了。

He promised the argument was dead and buried.

他说争吵已经**成为过去**了。

Don’t worry about the mistake—that’s dead and buried.

别担心那个错误——那已经**彻底结束**了。

By next year, all this drama will be dead and buried.

等到明年，这些烦恼都会**成为过去**。

Some traditions from my childhood are dead and buried now.

我童年时的一些传统如今已经**成为过去**了。