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English in UK
Death
What expressions do you know concerning death? I mean: "die"
turn your toes up
from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom".....awkward a bit, help me. kick the bucket
Sometimes I am asked for such expressions by my students.
Regards
Pawe³ from Poland
turn your toes up
from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom".....awkward a bit, help me. kick the bucket
Sometimes I am asked for such expressions by my students.
Regards
Pawe³ from Poland
Top answer
[/nq] oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps. Go west (First World war) Go for a Burton (WW2) Meet one's maker.
- [/nq] oo-er missus...
- pushing up daisies perhaps.
- Go west (First World war) Go for a Burton (WW2) Meet one's maker.
- Give up the ghost.
- Shuffle off this mortal coil.
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[nq:1]from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"..[/nq]
oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps.
Go west (First World war)
Go for a Burton (WW2)
Meet one's maker.
Give up the ghost.
Shuffle off this mortal coil.
Pass on.
Join the majority.
Paul Burke (that's not a phrase for 'to die' by the way).
oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps.
Go west (First World war)
Go for a Burton (WW2)
Meet one's maker.
Give up the ghost.
Shuffle off this mortal coil.
Pass on.
Join the majority.
Paul Burke (that's not a phrase for 'to die' by the way).
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[nq:2]from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"..[/nq]
[nq:1]oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps. Go west (First World war) Go for a Burton (WW2) Meet one's maker. Give up the ghost. Shuffle off this mortal coil. Pass on. Join the majority.[/nq]
Fall off the perch. (Think of a bird in a cage.)
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from u.c.l.e)
[nq:1]oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps. Go west (First World war) Go for a Burton (WW2) Meet one's maker. Give up the ghost. Shuffle off this mortal coil. Pass on. Join the majority.[/nq]
Fall off the perch. (Think of a bird in a cage.)
Peter Duncanson
UK (posting from u.c.l.e)
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[nq:1]What expressions do you know concerning death? I mean: "die" turn your toes up from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"..awkward a bit, help me. kick the bucket[/nq]
"Six feet under" (dead and buried)
"In the sweet by-and-by" (heaven, American hymns)
"Beulah land" (heaven, American hymns)
"Fiddlers' Green" (heaven, place of ease and comfort for sailors in folk songs)
"Dav
"Six feet under" (dead and buried)
"In the sweet by-and-by" (heaven, American hymns)
"Beulah land" (heaven, American hymns)
"Fiddlers' Green" (heaven, place of ease and comfort for sailors in folk songs)
"Dav
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[nq:1]What expressions do you know concerning death? I mean: "die" turn your toes up from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"..awkward a bit, help me. kick the bucket[/nq]
The "high drop" referred to death by hanging (by the neck), also referred to as "having one's neck stretched". "Parson's Green" was a large cemetery in London which was sometimes used as a metaphor for death.
"***'s acre
The "high drop" referred to death by hanging (by the neck), also referred to as "having one's neck stretched". "Parson's Green" was a large cemetery in London which was sometimes used as a metaphor for death.
"***'s acre
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[nq:1]What expressions do you know concerning death? I mean: "die"[/nq]
(become) food for worms / wormfood
(become) food for worms / wormfood
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Hello, apprentice, says, in message
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[nq:1]from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"...[/nq]
In French, there is "to eat the dandelions by the roots".
jean b.
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[nq:1]from Polish: "smell flowers from bottom"...[/nq]
In French, there is "to eat the dandelions by the roots".
jean b.
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[nq:2]oo-er missus... pushing up daisies perhaps. Go west (First World ... Shuffle off this mortal coil. Pass on. Join the majority.[/nq]
[nq:1]Fall off the perch. (Think of a bird in a cage.) Peter Duncanson UK (posting from u.c.l.e)[/nq]
to snuff it
to kick the bucket
to go to the happy hunting ground
to be napoo (WW1)
[nq:1]Fall off the perch. (Think of a bird in a cage.) Peter Duncanson UK (posting from u.c.l.e)[/nq]
to snuff it
to kick the bucket
to go to the happy hunting ground
to be napoo (WW1)
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[nq:2]Fall off the perch. (Think of a bird in a cage.)[/nq]
[nq:1]to snuff it to kick the bucket to go to the happy hunting ground to be napoo (WW1)[/nq]
Pop (1) one's clogs.
(1) i.e. ****.
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/zodiac/cpis-0.htm
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[nq:1]to snuff it to kick the bucket to go to the happy hunting ground to be napoo (WW1)[/nq]
Pop (1) one's clogs.
(1) i.e. ****.
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/zodiac/cpis-0.htm
Pisces (February 20th - March 20th)
Mina - t
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