Meaning of watery grave | Babel Free

Definitions

The death (or loss of an inanimate object) due to drowning (sinking) in a body of water; or the underwater resting place of such a person or object.

idiomatic, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

““Apparently that dog of hers joined you in the water.” “Yes, that's right, he took his dip with the rest⟳ of us. But what's that got to do with it?” “Wilbert Cream dived in and saved him.” “He could have⟳ got ashore perfectly well under his own⟳ steam. In fact, he was already on his way, doing what looked like⟳ an Australian crawl.” “That wouldn't occur⟳ to a pinhead like⟳ Phyllis. To her Wilbert Cream is the man who rescued her dachshund from a watery grave. So she's going to marry⟳ him.””

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