a hole dug in the ground to receive a coffin or corpse, typically marked by a stone or mound:the coffin was lowered into the gravea mass grave
(often the grave) used as an allusive term for death:life beyond the grave
a place where a broken or discarded object lies:they lifted the aircraft from its watery grave
dig one's own grave
do something foolish which causes one’s downfall:you’re digging your own grave by walking away right now
(as) silent (or quiet) as the grave
extremely quiet:the huge room was as silent as the grave
take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
die without revealing a secret:if there ever was a body, he took the secret to the grave
turn (North American also roll over or turn over) in one's grave
used to express the opinion that something would have caused anger or distress in someone who is now dead:if my father saw the weeds he would turn in his grave
