bite the dust
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bite the dust
verb bites the dust · biting the dust · bit the dust · bitten the dust
- To die. Ulysses killed Demoptolemus, Telemachus Euryades, Eumæus Elatus, while the stockman killed Pisander. These all bit the dust, and as the others drew back into a corner Ulysses and his men rushed forward and regained their spears by drawing them from the bodies of the dead
- To quit, or fail. My old backpack finally bit the dust the other day.
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verb to die
| Español | morder la tierra, morder el polvo |
|---|---|
| Português | ir desta para a melhor |
| Français | avaler son extrait de naissance, claquer, crever, calancher |
| Deutsch | ins Gras beißen |
| Italiano | mordere la terra, tirare le cuoia |
| Ελληνικά | βλέπω τα ραδίκια ανάποδα vlépo ta radíkia anápoda |
| Română | da colțul |
| Русский | сыгра́ть в я́щик sygrátʹ v jáščik, да́ть ду́ба dátʹ dúba |
verb to quit or fail
| Español | morder el polvo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 一敗塗地 /一败涂地 yībàitúdì, 報廢 /报废 bàofèi |
| Français | mordre la poussière, lâcher |
| Deutsch | ins Gras beißen |
| Italiano | mangiare la polvere, fallire, essere sconfitto |
| Русский | накры́ться nakrýtʹsja |
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