at the end of the road »
No longer in the competition. Voted off. Eliminated.
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at the end of the road »
No longer living. Dead.
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dead »
No longer living.
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dead »
No longer used or required.
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dead men tell no tales »
Once someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.
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dead wood »
Personnel no longer contributing to an organization.
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fight fires »
To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
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go off the boil »
Cease to boil when heat is no longer applied.
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hold a grudge »
Far longer than is reasonable.
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in Abraham's bosom »
No longer living. Dead.
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jump the queue »
To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
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lapsed academic »
A person formerly employed as a professor or researcher in a university or other institution of higher education, especially one who no longer attempts to remain current in his or her former academic field.
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let go »
To no longer hold on.
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no spring chicken »
Said of a person who is no longer particularly young.
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not in Kansas anymore »
No longer in quiet and comfortable surroundings; in the big city.
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