bite the dust
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Verb [edit]
to bite the dust (third-person singular simple present bites the dust, present participle biting the dust, simple past and past participle bit the dust)
- (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
- (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.
- 1979, The Clash, “London Calling” (song):
- London calling, now don't look to us / Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
- My old backpack finally bit the dust the other day.
- 1979, The Clash, “London Calling” (song):
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:die
Translations [edit]
to die
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to quit or fail
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