Bury
Bury verb - To place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea.
Set on
Set on verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Both terms in one sentence
- It was accused of being this trope, and Gabe replied, with irritation, that he simply had his music collection set on shuffle and didn't deliberately bury two songs a good way into a playlist specifically to piss off his critics in a passive-aggressive manner.
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