Collocations for bury - verb
1. dead person
PHRASES
be dead and buried
Those people are now all dead and buried. | (figurative) Their ambitions were finally dead and buried.
Those people are now all dead and buried. | (figurative) Their ambitions were finally dead and buried.
bury sb alive
2. hide in the ground
ADV.
deep | underground
The waste is buried deep underground.
The waste is buried deep underground.
3. cover
ADV.
completely
a fallen tree trunk almost completely buried in the long grass
a fallen tree trunk almost completely buried in the long grass
PHRASES
be buried alive
The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.
The miners were buried alive when the tunnel collapsed.
be/get buried beneath/under sth
The building was now buried under three metres of soil. | Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
The building was now buried under three metres of soil. | Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
4. put sth deeply into sth
ADV.
deep/deeply
He slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest. | (figurative) her deeply buried pain
He slumped forward, the knife buried deep in his chest. | (figurative) her deeply buried pain
PHRASES
lie/remain buried
(often figurative) The king is dead and lies buried at Jedburgh Abbey. | What secrets lie buried in the past?
(often figurative) The king is dead and lies buried at Jedburgh Abbey. | What secrets lie buried in the past?