bite the dust
bite the dust · bites the dust · bit the dust · bitten the dust · biting the dust
сыграть в ящик, дать дуба, накрыться
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To dieTo die.
» He'll bite the dust.
Er wird krepieren.
Meaning
2 senses(euphemistic, idiomatic)To die.
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сыгра́ть в я́щикsygrátʹ v jáščik, да́ть ду́баdátʹ dúba
(idiomatic)To quit, or fail.
My old backpack finally bit the dust the other day.
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накры́тьсяnakrýtʹsja
Examples
4 sentencesHe'll bite the dust.
deEr wird krepieren. — Yorwba
He will bite the dust.
Gabriel will bite the dust.
Takfarinas made the Roman soldiers bite the dust.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to die:
to quit or fail:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to die:
Forms
bites the dust, biting the dust, bit the dust, bitten the dust| Base form | bite the dust · to bite the dust |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bites the dust |
| Present participle | biting the dust |
| Past simple | bit the dust |
| Past participle | bitten the dust |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle