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Anatbs Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

daisies

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00i am looking for an expression with daisies someone told me about a long time ago.02br
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00if i am not mistaken it concerns death, something like "kick the bucket".02br
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00if someone remembers it, i'd appreciate if you told me.02br
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00thank you.0-
  

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02br 01i 00Pushing up daisies02i 00 = dead0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 01i 00Pushing up daisies02i 00 = dead0-
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0thank you. do you know its original meaning? 0-
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00That is the idiom's original meaning.0-
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0It means that if you are dead and buried, you will be underground. So you would be able to "push up" daisies out of the ground for the living people to see. 0-
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10if i am not mistaken it concerns death, something like "kick the bucket".12br
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10 "kick the bucket" = to die. Other expressions are "buy the farm", "go to the great [whatever: courtroom for lawyers, classroom for teachers, etc.] in the sky", "meet th
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0 Let's not forget "bite the dust". 0-
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0Shuffle off the mortal coil, anyone?0-
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0Cash in your chips.02br
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00Clive0-
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0When he himself might his 01b00quietus make02b00 With a bare bodkin 02br
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00(also from 01i00Hamlet,02i00 same speech)02br
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00Clive0-
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0thanks to all of you, you were very helpful.02br
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00and thank you Susankay for explaining from where the expression got its meaning.0-
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