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Phrase(s): dead and gone
1. Lit. [of a person] long dead. • Old Gert’s been dead and gone for quite a spell. • When I’m dead and gone, I hope folks remember me at my best. 2. Fig. [of a thing] gone long ago. • That kind of thinking is dead and gone. • The horse-and-buggy days are dead and gone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs