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# bit the dust

phrase (verb phrase: bite the dust, bites, bit, biting)

«bit the dust» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (informal) died, especially in a fight.
2. (informal) failed, broke or ended.

### In the lessons

All regions; films, songs, jokes; not respectful.

### Examples

- Another cowboy bit the dust.
- My old phone finally bit the dust.
- Many shops bit the dust when the mall opened.
- The team's hopes bit the dust in the final.
- Joke: «Another one bites the dust!»
- News: «Another high street bank has bitten the dust.»

### Note

Stands for «died» or «broke». From fallen fighters on the ground. Too jokey for real death.