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".
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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms