Kick the bucket: origin and etymology
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Descrição
“Kick the bucket” is one of the most obscure and intriguing idioms in the English language (and one of my favorites).
Meaning:
It is a euphemistic and colloquial way to say “to die” (eg. “he kicked the bucket” ) or, if referred to a machine (e.g. “the car kicked the bucket”), “to break down irreparably”.
Origin and Etymology:
Its first appearance dates back to 1785 in Francis Grose's work, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue.
According to the OED (Oxford English Dictionary), i
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