Usually means: Fail or die unexpectedly, suddenly.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word bite the dust:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. bite the dust: Merriam-Webster
  2. bite the dust: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. bite the dust: Collins English Dictionary
  4. bite the dust: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. bite the dust: Wiktionary
  6. bite the dust: Dictionary.com
  7. Bite the Dust (film), Bite the Dust: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. bite the dust: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Bite the dust: Phrase Finder
  10. bite the dust: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bite the dust: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)
  2. bite the dust: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. bite the dust: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (bite the dust)

▸ verb:  (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To quit, or fail.

Similar:
return to dust, turn to dust, kiss the dust, pass away, snuff it, go home, meet one's end, cash in one's chips, pass on, dust, more...

Opposite:
survive, thrive, persevere, prevail, prosper

Phrases:
to bite the dust, more...

Adjectives:
beaten, wax, cruel, bang up, routed, banged up, sprung, switch, bust, roast, bang-up

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Similar:
return to dust, turn to dust, kiss the dust, pass away, snuff it, go home, meet one's end, cash in one's chips, pass on, dust, more...

Opposite:
survive, thrive, persevere, prevail, prosper

Phrases:
to bite the dust, more...

Adjectives:
beaten, wax, cruel, bang up, routed, banged up, sprung, switch, bust, roast, bang-up



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