tucked away adj.
dead and buried.
Davenport Dunn 215: ‘He is dead, poor fellow,’ said Conway, gravely. ‘I expected to have met you at his funeral.’ ‘So I should have been [...] but as in seeing old Paul “tucked in” they might have nabbed me.’. | ||
Moods of Ginger Mick x: Whenever some sich bloke as ’im wus tucked away fer good / I’d chalk them words above ’is ’ead: ‘’E never understood.’. | ‘Introduction’ in||
letter Apr. in Paige (1971) 256: Why the hell don’t you have a bit of real fun before you get tucked under? |