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Watery grave

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Noun
  1. 1
    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

    "“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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