kick the bucket

Significado (Inglés)

  1. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To die.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To break down such that it cannot be repaired.

Conceptos

colgar los guayos

entregar el alma

hincar el pico

liar el petate

perder la vida

espichar ella

palmar ella

diñar ella

dejar de existir

caer muerto

Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/
Etimología (Inglés)

There are many theories as to where this idiom comes from, but the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) suggests the following: * A person standing on a pail or bucket with their head in a slip noose would kick the bucket so as to commit suicide. The OED, however, says that this is mainly speculative; * An archaic use of bucket was a beam from which a pig is hung by its feet prior to being slaughtered, and to kick the bucket originally signified the pig's death throes. The OED finds this a more plausible theory. Another theory is given by Roman Catholic Bishop Abbot Horne.

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