kicks the bucket
Meets one's end
Kicks the bucket is a euphemistic idiom meaning to die.
The phrase is informal and often humorous, used to soften the subject of death or speak of it irreverently: He finally kicked the bucket at ninety-three.
The tone is too casual for solemn contexts—you wouldn't use it at a funeral.
- diesStops being alive
- croaksMakes harsh, guttural sounds
- drops deadSuddenly dies
- pass awayEuphemism for dying
- breathe one's lastTo die
expiration · funeral rites · check out · give up the ghost · bite the dust · push up daisies · demise · last rites · meet one's maker · buy the farm · cash in one's chips · grief · perish · obituary · passing · sorrow · tombstone · burial
kicks the bucketis born
Begins to exist
comes to life · survives · lives · lives on · pulls through
kicks the bucketpulls through
Survives a difficult situation
recovers · bounces back · gets better · turns the corner · rallies
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