death and dying

kick the bucket

kick the bucket [idiom]

Die

kick the bucket - مردن

مردن، سر خود را زمین گذاشتن

مثال: 

Finally old McLaren died. His neighbor told me that he kicked the bucket yesterday.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

kick the bucketold-fashioned to die – used humorously→ kick

Examples from the Corpus

kick the bucket• If Primrose was in a black mood she would like as not kick the bucket over.• Jinny was so startled that she nearly kicked the bucket over.• When I kick the bucket you'll be able to live on my life insurance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

kick the bucket

kick the ˈbucket f3 idiom

(informal humorous) to die

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

kick the bucket ( US kick off ) informal

to die

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Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

kick the bucket informal + somewhat old-fashioned : to die
• He inherited the house after his uncle kicked the bucket.

bite the dust

bite the dust [idiom]

1- to fall so that your body hits the ground heavily
2- to die 
3- to end in failure

اصطلاح bite the dust  زمین خوردن، شکست خوردن، مردن

زمین خوردن، شکست خوردن، مردن

مثال: 

I was doing well till the finals, but then suddenly everything changed and I lost the match. I bit the dust, I was really disappointed.

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زمین خوردن
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