bite the dust

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Definitions of bite the dust words

noun bite the dust to fail completely or cease to exist 3
noun bite the dust to fall down dead 3
noun bite the dust to die, esp. in battle 3
noun bite the dust earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. 1
noun bite the dust a cloud of finely powdered earth or other matter in the air. 1
noun bite the dust any finely powdered substance, as sawdust. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English dūst; cognate with German Dunst vapor

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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buy the farm — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
croak — When a frog or bird croaks, it makes a harsh, low sound.
die — When people, animals, and plants die, they stop living.
kick the bucket — a deep, cylindrical vessel, usually of metal, plastic, or wood, with a flat bottom and a semicircular bail, for collecting, carrying, or holding water, sand, fruit, etc.; pail.
succumb — to give way to superior force; yield: to succumb to despair.