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Danger - Death
Explorez les expressions anglaises liées à la mort, notamment « mordre la poussière » et « un pied dans la tombe ».
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to bite the dust
[Phrase]
to die or no longer exist
Ex: The ambitious business venture bit the dust due to a lack of funding and support .
(as) dead as a dodo
[Phrase]
(of a person, animal, or plant) certainly not alive or in existence any longer
one foot in the grave
[Phrase]
the state of being close to death due to old age or a fatal sickness
avoir un pied dans la tombe
to lay somebody to rest
[Phrase]
to put the body of a person who has died in a tomb or grave during a funeral
to put one's affairs in order
[Phrase]
to complete one's unfinished business, such as clearing debts, etc., especially because one is about to die
get one's ticket punched
[phrase]
to lose one's life
Ex: In her final moments , the hospice nurse reassured the terminally ill patient that he would get his ticket punched, finding peace in the afterlife .
to live on borrowed time
[Phrase]
to be expected to die soon because of a serious illness, terrible accident, etc.
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