take someone to the grave

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

take someone to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes someone to the grave, present participle taking someone to the grave, simple past took someone to the grave, past participle taken someone to the grave)

  1. (idiomatic) To kill someone; to cause someone's death.
    Two weeks later, cancer took him to the grave.

Alternative forms

  • take someone to their grave
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