kick the bucket
Betekenis (Engels)
- (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To die.
- (colloquial, idiomatic) To break down such that it cannot be repaired.
Concepten
de doodssnik geven
de grote reis aanvaarden
dood gaan
het leven laten
ad patres gaan
expireren
de laatste adem uitblazen
de wereld verlaten
de poeper dichtknijpen
de eeuwigheid in gaan
bersten
versmachten
doodblijven
Synoniemen
sniff it
cash in one’s chips
breathe one’s last
give-up the ghost
cease to be
go to meet ones maker
turn up one’s toes
be dead
Vertalingen
den Löffel abgeben
morire
estirar la pata
πεθαίνω
passer l’arme à gaucheUitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈkɪk ðə ˈbʌkɪt/
Etymologie (Engels)
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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