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bite the dust

/baɪt ðə dʌst/

Example:

Many soldiers bit the dust during the war.

kick the bucket

/kɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/

Example:

My old dog finally kicked the bucket last night.

be (as) dead as a dodo

/bi əz dɛd əz ə ˈdoʊdoʊ/

Example:

That old technology is as dead as a dodo.

(as) dead as a doornail

/əz dɛd əz ə ˈdɔrˌneɪl/

Example:

The old car was as dead as a doornail after the accident.

buy the farm

/baɪ ðə fɑːrm/

Example:

After a long illness, the old dog finally bought the farm.

give up the ghost

/ɡɪv ʌp ðə ɡoʊst/

Example:

After a long illness, the old man finally gave up the ghost.

have one foot in the grave

/hæv wʌn fʊt ɪn ðə ɡreɪv/

Example:

My grandfather is 95 and seems to have one foot in the grave, but he's still sharp as a tack.

lay someone to rest

/leɪ ˈsʌm.wʌn tuː rɛst/

Example:

The family decided to lay their grandmother to rest in her hometown.

meet your Maker

/miːt jʊər ˈmeɪkər/

Example:

He almost met his Maker in that car accident.

be done for

/bi dʌn fɔr/

Example:

If the police find out, we'll be done for.

at death's door

/æt dɛθs dɔr/

Example:

After the accident, he was at death's door for several days.

live on borrowed time

/lɪv ɑn ˈbɑr.oʊd taɪm/

Example:

After the accident, he felt like he was living on borrowed time.

drop like flies

/drɑp laɪk flaɪz/

Example:

During the flu season, employees started to drop like flies.

cash in your chips

/kæʃ ɪn jʊər tʃɪps/

Example:

He decided to cash in his chips and sell his stock before the market crashed.

pop your clogs

/pɑp jʊər klɑɡz/

Example:

My old dog finally popped his clogs last week.

be pushing up (the) daisies

/bi ˈpʊʃɪŋ ʌp ðə ˈdeɪziz/

Example:

He joked that he'd be pushing up the daisies before he ever finished that project.
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