| Idiom | to bite the dust |
|---|---|
| Definition | to die; to fail or stop working |
| Examples | - My computer's just bitten the dust, and I've only had it a few months. - Another one bites the dust is a famous song by Queen. - It bit the dust last fall and we replaced it with an HP laser printer, model 1300. - Many smaller firms have bitten the dust, but not Parkway, not yet. |
| Note | When a cowboy was shot and fell down dead, he 'bit the dust'. In other words, he fell to the ground face first into the dust. |
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