Bite the Dust
What Does "Bite the Dust" Mean?
"Bite the dust" is an English idiom. It means "to die or to fail."Examples in Sentences
Here are three examples of the idiom "bite the dust" used in a sentence:- Many soldiers bit the dust in that brutal battle.
- Another one of my plants has bitten the dust.
- After a strong start, the team bit the dust in the final quarter.
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