BURY SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IN SOMETHING

bury someone or something in something: translation

bury someone or something in something
1. Lit. to inter someone or something in a grave, the ground, a vault, a tomb, etc. •

They buried the old man in the family vault.

Thousands of war veterans are buried in the national cemetery.

2. Fig. to hide or conceal someone or something from view in some place. •

The office manager buried Tom at a small desk in the back room.

Someone buried the manual typewriter in a room full of old junk.


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