bite the biscuit
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bite the biscuit
verb bites the biscuit · biting the biscuit · bit the biscuit · bitten the biscuit
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To die.
David Scott . . . admits he "nearly bit the biscuit," during a 1985 trip to Kluane National Park in the Yukon. Scott was crossing a chest-deep river with a racing current, when he slipped. The near-freezing water whisked him away.
Similar: die
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To undertake an unpleasant task or to acknowledge an unfavorable situation or responsibility; bite the bullet.
Weibe, who fought the effects of allergy medicine and a winless streak since the Hardee's Golf Classic (1986), had to bite the biscuit and settle for second place.
Similar: face up to
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title = {bite the biscuit},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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