take someone to the grave

verb

To kill someone; to cause someone's death.

“Two weeks later, cancer took him to the grave.”

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Meanings

verbtake someone to the grave (third-person singular simple present takes someone to the grave, present participle taking someone to the grave, simple past took someone to the grave, past participle taken someone to the grave)

present singular third person takes someone to the grave · participle present taking someone to the grave · past took someone to the grave · participle past taken someone to the grave · alternative take someone to their grave

  1. idiomaticTo kill someone; to cause someone's death.

    Two weeks later, cancer took him to the grave.

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APA

take someone to the grave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20to%20the%20grave

MLA

“take someone to the grave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20to%20the%20grave. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take someone to the grave,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20someone%20to%20the%20grave.

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