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bucket

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KICK THE BUCKET,

RAIN CATS AND DOGS or RAIN BUCKETS.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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kick the bucket

[kick the bucket] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /Old Mr. Jones kicked the bucket just two days before his ninety-fourth birthday./ Compare: [KICK OFF] (3). A Dictionary of American Idioms

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