To bite the dust
to be defeated or to die (informal)
To bite the dust
to be defeated or to die (informal)
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Examples
"The old printer finally bit the dust and we bought a new one."
"They bit the dust in the finals after a series of unlucky events."
Mnemonic Trick
Imagery of falling to the ground (biting dust) — defeat/death.
Cultural Context
Informal; used for defeats, endings, and failures.
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