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kick the bucket

to die.
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When the car ran into the ditch, John thought that he was going to kick the bucket right then and there.

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Submitted by davidb on October 08, 2018

Additional definitions for 'kick the bucket':

kick the bucketOf a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.
kick the bucketTo die.
Kick the BucketTo perish, die or expire, no more alive
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