bite i gresset

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bite i graset (juxtaposed Bokmål spelling, sole option in Nynorsk)

Etymology

Literally "bite the grass", in the sense of biting the grass in one's death struggle

Verb

bite i gresset

1. (idiomatic, euphemistic) to bite the dust, to die

   Etter en voldsom duell bet han i gresset.

   After a violent duel he bit the dust.

2. (idiomatic) to lose

   Han bet i gresset for sin erkefiende.

   He bit the dust [lost] to his arch-enemy.

References

• Ordnett.no
• i gresset “bite i gresset” in The Bokmål Dictionary.