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   BITE THE DUST definition: 1. to fall so that your body hits the ground heavily: 2. to die 3. to end in failure: . Learn more.

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     BITE THE DUST meaning: 1. to fall so that your body hits the...

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   "Bite the dust" is an English idiom. It means "to die or to fail." Examples in Sentences Here are three examples of the idiom "bite the dust" used in a sentence: Many soldiers bit the dust in that brutal battle. Another one of my plants has bitten the dust. After a strong start, the team bit the dust in the final quarter. What Is an Idiom?

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   Bark is worse than their bite. Bite off more than you can chew. Bite your lip. Bite your tongue. All bark and no bite. Bite someone's head off. When the dust clears. Dry as dust. Let the dust settle.

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   Mar 14, 2011 · bite the dust informal be killed : and the bad guys bite the dust with lead in their bellies. • figurative fail; come to an end : she hoped the new program would not bite the dust for lack of funding. I found this antedating of bite the dust from a 1728 English translation of François Fénelon's Les Aventures de Télémaque:

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   What does 'bite the dust' mean?

   • falhar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! BITE THE DUST definition: 1. to fall so that your body hits the ground heavily: 2. to die 3. to end in failure: . Learn more.

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   Where did the phrase 'bite the dust' come from?

   • The earliest citation of the 'bite the dust' version [of the earlier phrase 'lick the dust', from the Bible] is from 1750 by the Scottish author Tobias Smollett , in his Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane: "We made two of them bite the dust, and the others betake themselves to flight." [...]

   Where did the saying "Bite the dust" come from?

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   Why does the Iliad 'bite the dust' for soldiers?

   • The Iliad has 'bite the dust' for soldiers when they fall and die. The phrase was originally applied solely to humans who, as others have noted, might literally end up with a mouthful of dirt as they fall to the ground in battle. It has since taken on a more figurative sense and can refer equally to all manner of inanimate fails:

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   Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: Junior High Age: 13-18 Main content: Grammar and Vocabulary Other contents: Lyrics Add to my workbooks (2) Download file pdf Embed in my website or blog Add to Google Classroom Add to Microsoft Teams Share through Whatsapp