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Phrase(s): Never speak ill of the dead.
Prov. You should not say bad things about dead people. • Your Uncle Phil had a lot of faults, but there’s no reason to talk about them now that he’s gone. Never speak ill of the dead. • I hate to speak ill of the dead, but Amy was a mean woman, God rest her soul.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs