Bite the dust

Synonyms for "bite the dust" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

bowbreak upcrumblecrumble to dust
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (8)

disintegratedrop deadfallfall deadfall down deadfall to piecesgo downgo to pieces

Related words (12)

go underhave enoughlick the dustloselose outlose the daypasssay unclesuccumbtake the counttoppletumble

Sample sentences

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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

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Three more warriors bit the dust...

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Tons of engine sheds would bite the dust with the end of steam, and many would be demolished with their time in the spotlight over. We're lucky that the one at Didcot survived into preservation.

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My old backpack finally bit the dust the other day.

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