bite the dust

Idiom English idiom
Persian_Glamberts Persian_Glamberts Fri, 21 Dec 2012, 17:03

Idiomatic translations of "bite the dust"

Azerbaijani
Rəhmətə getdi
Meanings:
Azerbaijani
Dünyasını dəyişmək
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Bulgarian
гушна букета
Meanings:
Bulgarian
ритна камбаната
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Bulgarian
да ритнеш камбаната
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Bulgarian
хвърлям петалите
Meanings:
Bulgarian #1#2
Bulgarian
предавам богу дух
Meanings:
Bulgarian #1#2
Bulgarian
отивам в гроба
Meanings:
Bulgarian #1#2
Bulgarian
обръщам очи
Meanings:
Bulgarian #1#2
Catalan
Fer l'ànec
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Chinese
駕鶴歸西
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Chinese
蒙主寵召
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Chinese
奄奄一息
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Czech
natáhnout bačkory
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Danish
at stille træskoene
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Danish
at gå til sine fædre
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Danish
at møde sin skaber
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Danish
at tage billetten
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Dutch
In het stof bijten
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Dutch
in het zand bijten
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English
turn up (one's) toes
Meanings:
English #1#2Turkish
English
shuffle off this mortal coil
Meanings:
English
roll a seven
Meanings:
English
pop (one's) clogs
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English
left the building
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English
To go the way of all flesh
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English
To cross the Great Divide
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English
To come to naught
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English
tip over the perch
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English
pop off the hooks 
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English
meet (one's) maker
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English
To breathe one's last
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English
peg out
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English
go/pass over to the other side
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English
give up the ghost
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English
drop off the perch
English
put on (one's) wooden overcoat
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English
put on (one's) concrete/cement shoes
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English
come to Jesus
English
cash in (one's) chips
Meanings:
English #1#2Greek
English
breathe (one's) last
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English
buy the farm
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English
go down for the third time
Meanings:
English
kick the bucket
Finnish
Poistua keskuudestamme
Meanings:
English #1#2
French
Casser sa pipe
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French
Lâcher la rampe
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French
manger les pissenlits par la racine
Meanings:
French
avaler son extrait de naissance
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German
zu nichts kommen
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German
"hops" gehen
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German
die Radieschen von unten sehen
Meanings:
German
Sich die Radieschen von unten angucken
Greek
εκμετρώ το ζην
Greek
παω για βρούβες
Meanings:
Greek
επιστρέφω στη μητέρα γη
Greek
μεταναστεύω στον άλλο κόσμο
Greek
ξοφλώ το κοινό χρέος
Greek
τινάζω τα πέταλα
Meanings:
Greek
αποδημώ/εκδημώ εις Κύριον
Greek
συναντώ τον Κύριο
Greek
κλείνω τα μάτια μου
Greek
μένω στον τόπο
Greek
πάω στα θυμάρια/κυπαρίσσια
Meanings:
Greek
λέω το ποίημα
Meanings:
English #1#2
Greek
μπαίνω στον λάκκο
Meanings:
Greek
Τα τίναξε τα πέταλα
Meanings:
English #1#2Greek
Greek
αφήνω γεια
Meanings:
Greek
πάω στον άλλο κόσμο
Meanings:
Greek
βλέπω τα ραδίκια ανάποδα
Greek (Ancient)
ὀδὰξ αἱρέω οὖδας
Meanings:
Greek (Ancient)
Αποδημώ εις Κύριον
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Hindi
रूह निकलना
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Hindi
जाते रहना।
Meanings:
Hindi
चल बसना
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Hindi
गुज़र जाना
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Hindi
इहलीला समाप्त होना।
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Hindi
निधन होना
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Hindi
स्वर्गवास होना
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Hindi
चोला छोड़ना
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Hindi
प्रभु को प्यारा होना।
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Hindi
धरती से उठ जाना।
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Hindi
बड़ा रास्ता पकड़ना।
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Hindi
टें बोलना।
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Hindi
जान से जाना
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Hindi
गंगा लाभ होना
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Hindi
परलोक सिधारना
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Hindi
दम निकलना।
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Hindi
अंतिम साँस लेना
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Hindi
टॉय-टॉय फिस
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Hungarian
Fübe harapott
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Italian
mordere la polvere
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Italian
Tirare le cuoia
Meanings:
Italian
Andare a vedere l'erba dalla parte delle radici
Japanese
逝去する
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Korean
돌아가시다
Meanings:
English #1#2Korean
Korean
눈 감다
Meanings:
English #1#2Korean #1#2
Korean
숨을 거두다
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Navajo
Deeteel yáábí'iisha' / Deeteel haya'iiką́
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Other
Chilin tazho
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Polish
wyzionąć ducha
Meanings:
Polish
gryźć ziemię
Polish
gryźć piach
Polish
oddać ducha Bogu
Polish
wydać ostatnie tchnienie
Polish
kopnąć w kalendarz
Meanings:
Portuguese
morder o chão
Romanian
a da ortul popii
Meanings:
Romanian
a da colţul
Romanian
A trece in lumea de dincolo... A trece pragul...
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Russian
испустить дух
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Russian
Почить в бозе
Meanings:
Russian
на ладан дышит
Meanings:
Russian
Врезать дубаря
Meanings:
Russian
Откинуть коньки
Meanings:
Russian
Отдать концы
Meanings:
Russian
Дать дуба
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Russian
сыграть в ящик
Meanings:
Russian
Перекинуться
Meanings:
Russian
отдать Богу душу
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Russian
Отбросил копыта
Meanings:
Russian
Отойти в лучший мир
Meanings:
Russian
Приказать долго жить
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Serbian
otegnuti papke
Serbian
baciti kašiku
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Serbian
otići Bogu na istinu
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Spanish
Pasar a mejor vida/ Fallecer
Meanings:
Spanish
Irse al otro barrio
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Spanish
Colgar los tenis
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Spanish
estirar la pata
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Swedish
Gå bort
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Turkish
Öteki tarafa göçmek
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Turkish
Tahtalı köye göçmek
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Turkish
Nalları Dikmek
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Turkish
Turkish
Yaşamını yitirdi.
Turkish
Hayatını kaybetti.
Turkish
Hakkın rahmetine kavuşmak
Turkish
gocup gitmek
Turkish
toprak altina gitmek
Urdu
وفات پانا
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Meanings of "bite the dust"

English

a. to fail completely or cease to exist
b. to fall down dead

Persian_GlambertsPersian_Glambertson Fri, 21 Dec 2012, 17:03
English

to die

evfokasevfokason Sun, 05 May 2013, 19:42
English

To stop living
दम तोड़ देना

Ramesh MehtaRamesh Mehtaon Thu, 04 Oct 2018, 18:40
Triplicate: posted twice already. Please do a key word search in Idioms ("the dust" in this case) before posting. All duplicates will be deleted eventually.St. Sol 7 years ago
English

to fail, to come to an end.

Ramesh MehtaRamesh Mehtaon Tue, 01 Oct 2019, 05:33
English

To die, similar to “kick the bucket”

3SiameseCats3SiameseCatson Wed, 03 Apr 2024, 11:51
French

mordre la poussière.
Apparently dates back to the time fights or tornaments took place in sandy arenas. It means basically to be thrown to the ground, and by extension, to fail, to loose. No indication of death in current language.

bataybatayon Tue, 13 Mar 2018, 04:26
I mean in Frenchbatay 8 years ago
German

dran glauben müssen;
ins Gras beißen

MaulerMauleron Sat, 22 Dec 2012, 00:39
Greek

Φάε τη σκόνη μου!

Froly D.Froly D.on Tue, 03 Apr 2018, 20:42
Greek

Θα φας χώμα

Gueston Mon, 04 Dec 2017, 21:16
Greek (Cypriot)

Κλωτσά τη σίκλα

SoPinkSoPinkon Wed, 17 Aug 2016, 16:48
Italian

Mangiare la polvere. (deriva dal fatto che sulle strade sterrate, dove si fanno le gare, (per esempio i rally) l'auto davanti alza la polvere, che finisce in faccia a chi sta dietro)
That car was too fast. It made us bite the dust.
Quell'auto era troppo veloce. Ci ha fatto mangiare la polvere.

Viola OrtesViola Orteson Wed, 05 Jul 2017, 21:13
Polish

umrzeć, kojtnąć, "kopnąć w kalendarz", "wąchać kwiatki od spodu", "pójść na łono Abrahama", "pójść do krainy wiecznych łowów"

zanzarazanzaraon Fri, 28 Jun 2013, 08:46
Portuguese

"bite the dust" no literal ficaria "morder o pó" mas funciona melhor como "morder o chão". Pode se referir ao ato de morrer ou cair de algum lugar.

Exemplo de uso relacionado a morte:

Fred: You heard? John overdosed to death yesterday...
Conrad: Well, another one bites the dust.

————

Fred: Cê soube? John morreu de overdose ontem...
Conrad: Bem, mais um que mordeu o chão.

Exemplo de uso relacionado a cair:

Chris: Better watch your balance or you'll bite the dust.

————

Chris: Melhor se equilibrar ou vai acabar mordendo o chão.

darkLADdarkLADon Tue, 10 Sep 2019, 06:25
Russian

Умереть, "отбросить коньки".

NikoletaBrilliantNikoletaBrillianton Sun, 23 Dec 2012, 10:33
Spanish

cuando alguien muere.

babyplantainsbabyplantainson Sat, 04 Feb 2017, 02:33
Turkish

Ölmek / Başarısızlıkla sonuçlanmak anlamlarında kullanılır.

AntiSamAntiSamon Fri, 26 Jan 2018, 11:16
Ukrainian

Померти, "врізати дуба"

Iouri LazirkoIouri Lazirkoon Wed, 18 Jul 2018, 20:24

"bite the dust" in lyrics

Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
With yo sound You're in the blink You gonna bite the dust Can't fight with us
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
With yo sound You're in the blink You gonna bite the dust Can't fight with us
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.Gorillaz
With yo sound You're in the blink You gonna bite the dust Can't fight with us
BRADO
StonedBRADO
I'm back on the road, 90 BPM like a dealer (brra) Kafa leyla, get your tenner1, look for your paper, lick it (wah) Euro, GEMA, leave your beyda,2 in the end you'll bite the dust (pah, pah) Ey, left leane, AMG, give a kickdown 1. tenner - probably a reference to a ...
BRADO
StonedBRADO
I'm back on the road, 90 BPM like a dealer (brra) Kafa leyla, get your tenner1, look for your paper, lick it (wah) Euro, GEMA, leave your beyda,2 in the end you'll bite the dust (pah, pah) Ey, left leane, AMG, give a kickdown 1. tenner - probably a reference to a ...
BRADO
StonedBRADO
I'm back on the road, 90 BPM like a dealer (brra) Kafa leyla, get your tenner1, look for your paper, lick it (wah) Euro, GEMA, leave your beyda,2 in the end you'll bite the dust (pah, pah) Ey, left leane, AMG, give a kickdown 1. tenner - probably a reference to a ...
Alan Walker
DustAlan Walker
You're facing a downfall without my love You can keep playing your part While another heart will bite the dust
Alan Walker
DustAlan Walker
You're facing a downfall without my love You can keep playing your part While another heart will bite the dust
Alan Walker
DustAlan Walker
You're facing a downfall without my love You can keep playing your part While another heart will bite the dust
Elen
Lying Is PeaceElen
Brush your teeth, moisturise, lose weight Look in the newspaper Go, queue, bite the dust Do you hear the voice that says
Elen
Lying Is PeaceElen
Brush your teeth, moisturise, lose weight Look in the newspaper Go, queue, bite the dust Do you hear the voice that says
Elen
Lying Is PeaceElen
Brush your teeth, moisturise, lose weight Look in the newspaper Go, queue, bite the dust Do you hear the voice that says
L.E.J
AcrobatesL.E.J
Yes, tell me what you want Bite the dust, fall from high or waiting patiently for the war to start
L.E.J
AcrobatesL.E.J
Yes, tell me what you want Bite the dust, fall from high or waiting patiently for the war to start
L.E.J
AcrobatesL.E.J
Yes, tell me what you want Bite the dust, fall from high or waiting patiently for the war to start
IVE
All NightIVE
Baddest bitch online, but I look better than my photos Uh, put yo' lighters up, throwing dirt on my name, make 'em bite the dust Yeah, it's Diamonte with the diamond cuts
IVE
All NightIVE
Baddest bitch online, but I look better than my photos Uh, put yo' lighters up, throwing dirt on my name, make 'em bite the dust Yeah, it's Diamonte with the diamond cuts
IVE
All NightIVE
Baddest bitch online, but I look better than my photos Uh, put yo' lighters up, throwing dirt on my name, make 'em bite the dust Yeah, it's Diamonte with the diamond cuts
Alice Cooper
Hey StoopidAlice Cooper
You ain't alone in this ugly town You stick a needle in your arm You bite the dust, you buy the farm
Alice Cooper
Hey StoopidAlice Cooper
You ain't alone in this ugly town You stick a needle in your arm You bite the dust, you buy the farm