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- verb idiomatic, euphemistic To
die . - verb idiomatic To
quit , orfail .
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yarb commented on the word bite the dust
Two of his people we made to bite the dust, and the other two ran away.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 3 ch. 2
September 13, 2008
gangerh commented on the word bite the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone ....
September 13, 2008
reesetee commented on the word bite the dust
And another one bites the dust!
September 13, 2008
bilby commented on the word bite the dust
Ooh-ahh!
September 13, 2008