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biting the dust
phrasepresent participle of bite the dust
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1
to come to an end
- Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing.
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2
to stop living
- The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust.
Synonyms for biting the dust
- checking out,
- conking (out),
- croaking
- [slang],
- deceasing,
- demising,
- departing,
- dropping,
- dying,
- ending,
- exiting,
- expiring,
- falling,
- flatlining,
- going,
- kicking in
- [slang],
- kicking off
- [slang],
- parting,
- passing away,
- passing (on),
- pegging out
- [chiefly British],
- perishing,
- popping off,
- stepping out,
- succumbing
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Phrases Synonymous with biting the dust
- buying it
- (or buying the farm),
- giving up the ghost,
- kicking the bucket,
- snuffing it
- [British]
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