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Kick the Bucket to die

Accepted Answer

During the summer my Mom's 1970 Thunderbird kicked the bucket. This expression was used in England as early as the 16th century. It came from the practice of hanging a criminal by having him stand on a bucket, putting a noose around his neck, and then kicking the bucket out from under him. Prisoners who committed suicide by hanging themselves in their cells sometimes kicked a bucket out from under their own legs. Today this slang expression can be applied to any manner of death.

Idiom	Kick the Bucket
Example	During the summer my Mom's 1970 Thunderbird kicked the bucket.
Meaning	to die
Origin	This expression was used in England as early as the 16th century. It came from the practice of hanging a criminal by having him stand on a bucket, putting a noose around his neck, and then kicking the bucket out from under him. Prisoners who committed suicide by hanging themselves in their cells sometimes kicked a bucket out from under their own legs. Today this slang expression can be applied to any manner of death.

Bucket Kicked Expression Hanging Kick Summer Mom's Thunderbird