bite the dust

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54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: natáhnout bačkory — to die
• Czech: zaklepat bačkorama — to die
• Danish: bide i graesset — to die
• Dutch: in het zand bijten — to die
• Finnish: potkaista tyhjää — to die
• Finnish: heittää veivinsä — to die
• French: avaler son extrait de naissance — to die
• French: claquer — to die
• French: crever — to die
• French: calancher — to die
• German: ins Gras beißen — to die
• Greek: βλέπω τα ραδίκια ανάποδα (vlépo ta radíkia anápoda) — to die
• Ancient Greek: ὀδὰξ αἱρέω οὖδας (odàx hairéō oûdas) — to die
• Ancient Greek: ὀδὰξ αἱρέω γαῖαν (odàx hairéō gaîan) — to die
• Ancient Greek: ὀδὰξ λάζομαι γαῖαν (odàx lázomai gaîan) — to die
• Interlingua: morder le pulvere — to die
• Italian: mordere la terra — to die
• Italian: tirare le cuoia — to die
• Norwegian Bokmål: bite i gresset — to die
• Norwegian Bokmål: bite i graset — to die
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bite i graset — to die
• Polish: kopnąć w kalendarz — to die
• Polish: spaść z rowerka — to die
• Portuguese: ir desta para a melhor — to die
• Romanian: da colțul — to die
• Russian: сыгра́ть в я́щик (sygrátʹ v jáščik) — to die
• Russian: да́ть ду́ба (dátʹ dúba) — to die
• Spanish: morder la tierra — to die
• Spanish: morder el polvo — to die
• Swedish: bita i gräset — to die
• Telugu: మట్టి కరుచు (maṭṭi karucu) — to die
• Turkish: can vermek — to die
• Turkish: canı çıkmak — to die
• Turkish: dünyaya gözlerini yummak — to die
• Turkish: nalları dikmek — to die
• Chinese Mandarin: 一敗塗地 /一败涂地 (yībàitúdì) — to quit or fail
• Chinese Mandarin: 報廢 /报废 (bàofèi) — to quit or fail
• Czech: rozbít se — to quit or fail
• Czech: dat kožu — to quit or fail
• Finnish: sanoa sopimuksensa irti — to quit or fail
• French: mordre la poussière — to quit or fail
• French: lâcher — to quit or fail
• German: ins Gras beißen — to quit or fail
• Interlingua: morder le pulvere — to quit or fail
• Italian: mangiare la polvere — to quit or fail
• Italian: fallire — to quit or fail
• Italian: essere sconfitto — to quit or fail
• Norwegian Bokmål: bite i gresset — to quit or fail
• Norwegian Bokmål: bite i graset — to quit or fail
• Norwegian Nynorsk: bite i graset — to quit or fail
• Russian: накры́ться (nakrýtʹsja) — to quit or fail
• Spanish: morder el polvo — to quit or fail
• Swedish: bita i gräset — to quit or fail
• Tamil: மண்ணைக் கவ்வு (maṇṇaik kavvu) — to quit or fail