in the ground

Meaning

in the ground

Dead and buried.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden in the ground belongs to the poor. Basil of Caesarea

Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground. John Lennon

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground. Serge Lang

Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground. Hindi Proverb

A man must put grain in the ground before he can cut the harvest. Gypsy Proverb

Our real grave is not in the ground but in men's hearts. Persian Proverb

Words in the phrase

in the ground

Close letter words and terms

in the grip of in the gristle in the groove in the group of in the guise of a magician in the gulf