kick the bucket
The phrase "kick the bucket" is an informal and often humorous way to refer to death, though its exact origin is debated.
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Definition
B2General
(informal, euphemistic, humorous)To die.
Example
- He kicked the bucket last night after a long illness.
- My grandfather kicked the bucket peacefully in his sleep.
C1Mechanical
(colloquial)To break down irreparably.
Example
- My old car finally kicked the bucket last week.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "kick the bucket":
bite the dustkick overcash in one's chipskick itgo belly-upbreathe one's lastfall off one's perchdie on one's arsegive up the ghostdie in the assdrop deadhang up one's bootsconk outkick into touchget the bootbite the big onekeel overend one's lifehit the brickskick at the cankick over the tracesbomb outget the chopwalk the plankkick aroundchuck outjump offkick outkill oneselfpoop outpass awaykick one's heelscall it quits