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Meanings of kick the bucket in English

Portuguese
bater as botas
Catalan
expirar
Spanish
quedarse

To cease to live.

Related terms
bater as botas
Usage of kick the bucket in English
1
Harper had an urge to kick the bucket over into the grass.
The Fireman
2
You damn well don't know what's coming after you kick the bucket.
The Plastic Age
3
She is going to kick the bucket, his Irish wife, the real one.
The Nabob
4
I must either show some genius or else kick the bucket.'
His Masterpiece
5
I could list a million ways to kick the bucket.
The Guardian
6
Let the human race kick the bucket, or do awful things and save it.
The Death Cure
7
Just wipe the-sand out-o 'myeyes, Bob-an 'letme kick the bucket-without disturbin' nobody.
The Long Chance
8
Don't you see he's a'most going to kick the bucket?
The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean
9
Don't you see he's a'most goin' to kick the bucket?
The Coral Island
10
But one's fit to kick the bucket in your palaces if one isn't in love.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
11
Come, quick, it's your turn to kick the bucket.
The Teeth of the Tiger
12
My old man is about to kick the bucket.
The death of bunny munro: a novel
13
I acted for the best; I didn't want to see you kick the bucket, my boy.
The Downfall
14
It's all very well being fond of people, but one doesn't want to kick the bucket.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
15
Either he was going to run out of steam or I was going to kick the bucket.
Blind willow, sleeping woman
16
One's ready to kick the bucket here.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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Translations for kick the bucket
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Kick the bucket across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common