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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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what content would you use "Another One Bites The Dust"

0Hi, wanted to use "another one bites the dust" in order to say positivly that I've achieved something, for eg :-02br
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0Not really. Another one bites the dust means something has died or been defeated. 0-

  • 0Not really.
  • Another one bites the dust means something has died or been defeated.
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0Not really. Another one bites the dust means something has died or been defeated. 02br
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00"That's another one off my list" or "That's another one down" might be a better choice.0-
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0That sounds more like what I want to say... thanks for that 050010id1
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0I suppose it's positive if you're using it the context of competition. Saying 'another one bites the dust' would be a smug way saying you've beaten the latest opponent.0-
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0I agree, Tidus, but she asked how to use it when she wanted to say she had accomplished something, not beaten an opponent.0-
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0But if she had a huge amount of work to do, like writing a big pile of reports, it would be fine to say "Another one bites the dust" as she finishes up one of those reports.02br
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00Although, I agree it's normally used to talk about something that's been defeated or killed.02br
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10I agree, Tidus, but 11b11u10she12u12b10 asked how to use it when 11b11u10she12u12b10 wanted to say 11b11u10she12u12b10 had accomplished something, not beaten an opponent.12br
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0 Nope, I was just imagining things. I was replying to the most recent post, and for some reason had it in my head that the original poster was a registered user and that I saw the little Venus symbol - it must have been my own I was remembering seeing as I scrolled down! 0-
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0Though as 21st-century people, there should be no reason for us 01b00not02b00 to say 'she' when we are unsure of the gender of the anonymous poster...0-
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AnonymousHi, wanted to use "another one bites the dust" in order to say positivly that I've achieved something, for eg :-"Ahh well, another one bites the dust"does this sound positive?
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