bite the dust

bite the dust  {v. phr.},  {informal}
1. To be killed in battle.
Captain Jones discharged his gun and another guerrilla bit the dust.
2. To fall in defeat; go down before enemies; be overthrown; lose.
Our team bit the dust today.
See the song by "Queen" — "Another one bites the dust".
Categories: death informal verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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