six feet of earth

six feet of earth
   death
   The length of an average grave rather than its depth:
    Six feet of earth make all men equal. (Proverb)
   Six feet underground emphasizes the depth rather than the length:
    I'm glad his father's six feet underground. (G. Greene, 1978)

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