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Meaning of "bite the dust" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BITE THE DUST

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BITE THE DUST

bitchiness
bitching
bitchy
bite
bite back
bite off more than one can chew
bite one´s lip
bite one´s nails
bite someone´s head off
bite the bullet
bite the hand that feeds one
bite-size
bite-sized
biteable
biteplate
biter
bitesize
bitewing
Bithynia
biting

WORDS THAT END LIKE BITE THE DUST

adust
angel dust
bedust
bull dust
bulldust
coaldust
cosmic dust
dry-as-dust
dust
dust-to-dust
gold dust
leave someone or something in the dust
moondust
overdust
sawdust
smart dust
spit-and-sawdust
stardust
zinc dust

Synonyms and antonyms of bite the dust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BITE THE DUST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bite the dust» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bite the dust

Translation of «bite the dust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BITE THE DUST

Find out the translation of bite the dust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bite the dust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bite the dust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咬尘
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

morder el polvo
570 millions of speakers

English

bite the dust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

धूल काटने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لدغة الغبار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кусать пыль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

morder o pó
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধুলো কামড়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

essuyer la poussière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggigit debu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gras beißen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

屈辱を受ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

먼지를 물린
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyemoni bledug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cắn bụi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூசி கடித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धूळ चावणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tozu ısırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mordere la polvere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gryźć ziemię
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кусати пил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

musca de praf
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δαγκώσει τη σκόνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

byt die stof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bita i gräset
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bite i gresset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bite the dust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BITE THE DUST»

The term «bite the dust» is very widely used and occupies the 18.564 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BITE THE DUST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bite the dust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BITE THE DUST»

Discover the use of bite the dust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bite the dust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Satan, Bite the Dust!: A Storybook for Kids
This masterfully illustrated children's book highlights Carman's bestselling song, "Satan, Bite The Dust!" Join Carman on this ride in the wild west that shows kids how to use their authority in Jesus to defeat Satan. Ages 4-8.
Carman, Carman Ministries, 1996
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Phraseologie: ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenössischer ...
In the British National Corpus, the idiom to bite the dust is encountered also in combination with names of projects, ideas, proposals, etc.; compare the new course would not bite the dust; another proposal [...] will also bite the dust; the ...
Harald Burger, 2007
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Burger, Harald; Dobrovol'skij, Dmitrij; Kühn, Peter; ...
In the British National Corpus, the idiom to bite the dust is encountered also in combination with names of projects, ideas, proposals, etc.; compare the new course would not bite the dust; another proposal [...] will also bite the dust; the ...
Mouton De Gruyter, 2007
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It's Been Said Before: A Guide to the Use and Abuse of Cliches
In the first example above, the writer seems to confuse the cliché with “bite the dust.” In the second, it's not clear what action the Times would need to take to qualify for biting this particular bullet. Writers who feel they need the expression, said ...
Orin Hargraves, 2014
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To bite the dust (APP 113; EAP 123; MP 189) 1902 "the butchering cur" should bite the dust. (p. 25) Anderson, James R. An Actor's Life. London: Walter Scott Publishing Company, 1902. 1928 Men bite the dust from bullets, bombs, bayonets.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Dust: A History of the Small and the Invisible
A history of this minute particle spans a thousand years of Western civilization, from the naturalism of the medieval period through the intensely curious Renaissance, to the modern worlds of nanotechnology and viral research.
Joseph A. Amato, 2001
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The Land and the Book, Or Biblical Illustrations of the Holy ...
Eating Perhaps the phrase " eat dust" has a metaphorical meaning, equivalent tat to " bite the dust," which from time immemorial has been the favourite boast of the Eastern warrior over his enemy. To make him eat dust, or, as the Persians ...
William MacClure Thomson, 1864
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The New First Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Your ...
bite the dust When someone is defeated or killed, he or she is said to "bite the dust." "Our soccer team is still undefeated. Every team we've played this year has bitten the dust." bite the hand that feeds you When you attack someone who has  ...
Eric Donald Hirsch, William G. Rowland, Michael Stanford, 2004
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The Land and the Book: Or, Biblical Illustrations Drawn from ...
Perhaps the phrase " eat dust " has a metaphorical meaning, equivalent to " bite the dust," which from time immemorial has been the favourite boast of the Eastern warrior over his enemy. To make him eat dust, or, as the Persians have it, dirt, ...
W. M. Thomson, 2004
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美國最新口語
bite the dust ЖМШШяШС ( to fall in defeat or to die ) ° Homer's Iliad ' ШвШЙЕ Trojan War if ' Й bite the dust • ÍgЙП-ÍiAÍ$Ííffi±íU_h ' -fr Everyone will eventually bite the dust. •fr After being hit by the car, the dog bit the dust. *#*]&&*. Т ° Bf Ш : bite, ...
懷中, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BITE THE DUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bite the dust is used in the context of the following news items.
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Unsightly storage tanks bite the dust
SOUTH ROXANA – Six unused storage tanks at the intersection of Daniel Boone Trail and Illinois Route 111 are coming down in a move that's ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Cong wrests Bhandara Zilla Parishad from BJP
... drubbing by BJP in the Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections last year, this time around they led the saffron party to bite the dust. «Nagpur Today, Jul 15»
3
A test of true grit: the Whiskey Row Boot Race
Grace Stilwell, 5, was not one of those to bite the dust. Rather, she left her competition in the dust as she claimed first place in the 4-5 division. «Prescott Daily Courier, Jul 15»
4
When Michael Myers stalks yet again in 'Halloween Returns,' it's …
In a twist, Myers doesn't bite the dust in the final moments this time. Instead, he's violently busted out of his jail cell by a mysterious man in a ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
5
Jon Snow's 'Game Of Thrones' Death In The Book Is Very Different …
If a pivotal character did bite the dust, it was handled in the season's penultimate episode (Ned Stark in “Baelor” and Robb & Catelyn in “The ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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It's Big OXI: Greeks Say overwhelming 'No' at the Referendum
On the other hand, if the worse comes to the worst, whether fellow Europeans will let Greece bite the dust simply is unthinkable; the pensioners, ... «Asian Tribune, Jul 15»
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Andy Murray marches on in tale of two time-outs
After Rafa Nadal during the week, yesterday it was the turn of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the French Open semi-finalist, to bite the dust. Murray could ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
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'Four outlaws' bite the dust in shootouts
'Four outlaws' bite the dust in shootouts. July 04, 2015. SHARE : The Nation Monitoring. inShare. SHEIKHUPURA/GUJRANWALA Four dacoits were allegedly ... «The Nation, Jul 15»
9
'The Walking Dead' Season 6 Spoilers: Character Bitten By A Walker?
Meanwhile, as previously reported by the Inquisitr, fans are most worried that Norman Reedus' character, Daryl Dixon, could bite the dust. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Dr. Zorba Paster: Updates on allergy treatments
Those are stronger and they work when the others bite the dust, but they're expensive. Now, how can you tell the difference between an allergy ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»

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