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Saturday, June 26, 2010

[Idiom] Bite the dust


This idiom has two meanings:
1- To fall dead, especially in combat.
2- To be defeated in a competition.


e.g.
"Italy was another great team that bit the dust and got eliminated in the first round of 2010 World Cup"

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