kick the bucket

VERB
  1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    The children perished in the fire
    She died from cancer
    The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
    The patient went peacefully

How To Use kick the bucket In A Sentence

  • The only purpose this legislation seems to serve is to kick the bucket further down the road and in the mean time give democrats hope of creating a government sponsored enterprise in the form of the domestic automobile industry. Archive 2008-12-01
  • We want to see our fans again one more time before we kick the bucket. Times, Sunday Times
  • `kick the bucket' is a dysphemistic term for `die'
  • When I kick the bucket, bury me on top of that mountain.
  • We want to see our fans again one more time before we kick the bucket. Times, Sunday Times
  • If Primrose was in a black mood she would like as not kick the bucket over.
  • If Primrose was in a black mood she would like as not kick the bucket over.
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