1
general::
oblivion
verbs
fade into oblivion
(= gradually become forgotten or no longer important )
• Many political figures just fade into oblivion.
sink/slip/slide into oblivion
(= fade into oblivion )
• It was once a popular game, but it has since sunk into oblivion. • The old machines eventually slid into oblivion.
consign something/somebody to oblivion
formal (= make something or someone be completely forgotten, or to become unimportant )
• The achievements of these years should not be consigned to oblivion.
save somebody/something from oblivion
• The charity has saved many fine old buildings from oblivion.
adjectives
political oblivion
(= used to say that something is forgotten in politics )
• The party attracted little support and collapsed into political oblivion.
instant oblivion
(= used to say that something or someone is forgotten immediately )
• His first album led to instant oblivion.
phrases
be on the road to oblivion
(= to be becoming forgotten or unimportant over a fairly long period of time )
• Is this ancient tradition on the road to oblivion?
transnet.ir
2
general::
noun ADJ. political VERB + OBLIVION fade into, fall into, pass into, sink into, slide into | be rescued from, be saved from a minor masterpiece, saved from oblivion | consign to Most of his work has now been consigned to oblivion. PREP. in ~ He died in oblivion in a remote village.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary