buried treasure

collocation in English

meaningsofburyandtreasure

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bury
verb[T]
uk
/ˈber.i/us
/ˈber.i/
to put a dead body into ...
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treasure
noun
uk
/ˈtreʒ.ər/us
/ˈtreʒ.ɚ/
very valuable things, usually in the form of a store of precious metals, precious stones, ...
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(Definition ofburyandtreasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is, however, reminiscent of certain passages about "buriedtreasure" and about the folly of keeping wisdom hidden.
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This valuable painting is unfortunately much damaged by damp and mineral corrosives, owing probably to its having contained at one timeburiedtreasure.
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The enticing tales of ghosts, underground worlds, andburiedtreasurecreate a performative site repertoire constituting what has (been imagined to have) occurred there in the past.
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They are actually more like a kind ofburiedtreasure.
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Such resources should be regarded asburiedtreasure—as priceless and probably irreplaceable treasure, against the contingencies which may have to be faced during next winter or the winter after that.
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When people come to look for this hidden source of income, thisburiedtreasure, they do not seem able to find it.
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Its plot concerns two convicts who escape from prison to find aburiedtreasure.
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He prefers exploring the ocean bottom forburiedtreasureover warfare.
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Pirates generally quest forburiedtreasure, which is often stored, after being plundered, in treasure chests.
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An account of this may have given rise to subsequent stories of pirates andburiedtreasure.
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To do so, they will have to capture islands, improve them, and findburiedtreasure.
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Its plot concerns three friends who discoverburiedtreasure.
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A farmer is able to save his farm when he digs upburiedtreasure.
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At the gift challenge, couples must dig forburiedtreasure, or in this case, gift cards.
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He is also mentioned as a brilliant protector ofburiedtreasure.
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Upon recovering the body, the pair discovers clues pointing toburiedtreasure.
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Most attempts to locate theburiedtreasurehave failed.
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Eventually, he discoversburiedtreasure, which he wastes on lavish parties and escapades with adolescent boys.
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He turns to search for aburiedtreasure, which nearly drives him to insanity.
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Bugs explains that he is going to dig forburiedtreasure.
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