They had put many hundreds of hours into the project before it was deep-sixed by management.
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Deep six
Synonyms for "deep six" (96 found)
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We wonder why that mild-mannered woman we met at the faculty mixer was on the committee that came close to deep-sixing the career of a liberal professor who did nothing wrong.
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Otherwise when Don got in trouble he might have really got the deep six. He had a pretty level head, though, and I guess that's what saved him.
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I look at Kenny who looks at Jimmy...the three of us join Colm; we overpower Ingy and give him the deep six.
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