kicking the bucket Synonyms
Strongest:
- passing-away
- dying
- falling
- buying-it
- passing-on-
- checking-out
- perishing
- stepping-out
- kicking-off
- kicking-in
Strong:
- giving-up-the-ghost
- dropping
- croaking
- pegging-out
- biting-the-dust
- exiting
- parting
- buying-the-farm
- ending
- expiring
- going
- conking-out-
- departing
- snuffing-it
- fading
- succumbing
- disappearing
- popping-off
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kicking the bucket Meaning
kicking the bucket
to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race, to strike out with the foot or feet, to remove from a position or status, to make a kick in football, to show opposition, to strike suddenly and forcefully as if with the foot, to function with vitality and energy, complain, to go from one place to another as circumstance or whim dictates, to strike, thrust, or hit with the foot, to remove by a kicking motion, to protest strenuously or urgently, to recoil when fired
kicking the bucket Sentence Examples
- The elderly man knew his time was imminent; he was on the verge of kicking the bucket.
- After a long and arduous illness, the terminally ill patient finally kicked the bucket.
- The cruel old miser died a wealthy man despite kicking the bucket without a will.
- The bankrupt businessman kicked the bucket leaving behind a trail of unpaid debts.
- The drunken sailor met his demise by kicking the bucket in a seedy tavern brawl.
- The infamous gangster was ruthlessly murdered and kicked the bucket at a young age.
- The lonely widow kicked the bucket in her dilapidated cottage, surrounded by memories and regrets.
- The once-famous actor's career had faded into obscurity before he kicked the bucket in poverty.
- The intrepid explorer met his demise in the unforgiving wilderness, kicking the bucket alone and forgotten.
- As the old year drew to a close, many hoped to symbolically kick the bucket on their past mistakes and迎来 a new beginning.
FAQs About the word kicking the bucket
to run at a faster speed during the last part of a race, to strike out with the foot or feet, to remove from a position or status, to make a kick in football, t
passing away,dying, falling, buying it, passing (on), checking out, perishing, stepping out, kicking off, kicking in
living, breathing,coming to, being, lingering, reviving,existing, subsisting, flourishing,thriving
The elderly man knew his time was imminent; he was on the verge of kicking the bucket.
After a long and arduous illness, the terminally ill patient finally kicked the bucket.
The cruel old miser died a wealthy man despite kicking the bucket without a will.
The bankrupt businessman kicked the bucket leaving behind a trail of unpaid debts.
