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kick the bucket — verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 • Syn: ↑die,… … Useful english dictionary
kick the bucket — When someone kicks the bucket, they die … The small dictionary of idiomes
kick the bucket — ► kick the bucket informal die. Main Entry: ↑kick … English terms dictionary
kick the bucket — When someone kicks the bucket, they die. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** To kick the bucket is a lighthearted way of talking about death. He will inherit when his grandfather kicks the bucket! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
kick the bucket — Meaning Die. Origin The wooden frame that slaughtered animals were hung from is known as a bucket. The death spasms of the animals caused them to kick the bucket … Meaning and origin of phrases
kick the bucket — tv. to die. □ I’m too young to kick the bucket. □ The cat kicked the bucket last night … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Kick the can — For the Twilight Zone episode, see Kick the Can (The Twilight Zone).: For the song in Dance Dance Revolution, see hereKick the can (a.k.a. Tip the can ) is a game, related to tag, hide and seek, and capture the flag which can be played outdoors… … Wikipedia
kick the bucket — Old cleaning people never die, they just kick the bucket … English expressions
To kick the bucket — Bucket Buck et, n. [OE. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn. buket tub.] 1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other liquids. [1913 Webster] The old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To kick the bucket — Kick Kick (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicked} (k[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.] 1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog. [1913 Webster] He [Frederick the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
