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1 bite the dust
(to fail; to be unsuccessful: That's another scheme that's bitten the dust.) polomiti si zobe -
2 bite
1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) ugrizniti, pičiti2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) ugriz, pik2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) prijem (za trnek)•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [bait]1.transitive verbgristi, odgristi; pičiti, pikati; jedkati, razjedati; colloquially oslepariti; okužiti;2.intransitive verbgristi; peči, skeleti; figuratively pustiti se oslepariti; prijetito bite the dust — pasti na tla, valjati se po tleh, umretito bite one's lips — krotiti, premagovati seII [bait]nounugriz, pik, pekoča bolečina; grižljaj; prigrizek, hrana; figuratively zbadljivost, ostrost; jedkanjehis bark is worse than his bite — ni tako hud kakor je videti, pes, ki laja, ne grize -
3 dust
1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) prah2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) prah2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) obrisati prah- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nounprah; British English smeti; botany cvetni prah; slang denar; figuratively zemlja; figuratively posmrtni ostankito bite the dust — zgruditi se ranjen ali mrtev, iti v krtovo deželoto kick up ( —ali make, raise) a dust — vzdigniti prah, razburitito throw dust into s.o.'s eyes — vreči komu pesek v oči, slepiti gaAmerican to give the dust to s.o. — prehite(va)ti kogaAmerican to take s.o.'s dust — zaostajatito make the dust fly — švigniti, energično nastopitidown with the dust! — denar na roko!II [dʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbprah brisati, omesti, oprašiti; potresti; American slang švigniti, zbežati, uitito dust the eyes of s.o. — varati, slepiti kogato dust one's hands of s.o. — ne želeti imeti s kom opravka
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bite the dust — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be killed in battle. * /Captain Jones discharged his gun and another guerrilla bit the dust./ 2. To fall in defeat; go down before enemies; be overthrown; lose. * /Our team bit the dust today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bite the dust — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To be killed in battle. * /Captain Jones discharged his gun and another guerrilla bit the dust./ 2. To fall in defeat; go down before enemies; be overthrown; lose. * /Our team bit the dust today./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Bite The Dust — may refer to:*A figure of speech for DeathIn Music: *PCD (album) *Another One Bites the Dust, a song by Queen … Wikipedia
bite the dust — ► bite the dust informal die or be killed. Main Entry: ↑bite … English terms dictionary
bite the dust — This is a way of saying that somebody has died, especially if they are killed violently like a soldier in battle … The small dictionary of idiomes
bite the dust — 1. tv. to die. □ A shot rang out, and another cowboy bit the dust. D I’m too young to bite the dust. 2. tv. to break; to fail; to give out. □ My car finally bit the dust. □ This pen has bitten the dust … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bite the dust — to die A synonym of lick the dust, and usually of violent death, although not necessarily after falling from your horse in a Western movie. Rare figurative use: .. .Jerry will unleash some devil s device and another brilliant… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
To bite the dust — Dust Dust (d[u^]st), n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist, dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. [root]71.] 1. Fine, dry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To bite the dust — Bite Bite (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p. {Bitten} (b[i^]t t n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE. biten, AS. b[=i]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[=i]tan, OHG. b[=i]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[=i]ta, Sw. bita, Dan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bite the dust — This is a way of saying that somebody has died, especially if they are killed violently like a soldier in battle. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This expression is used to talk about death in a light hearted way. The expression… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
bite the dust — 1. to fail or to stop existing. Three hundred more people lost their jobs in the same region when another firm bit the dust. She can t make it on Saturday? Oh, well, another good idea bites the dust! 2. to die. Two Hollywood stars of the thirties … New idioms dictionary