bite the dust
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The fervor goes beyond the historic rivalry between Pele's Brazil and Diego Maradona's Argentina: Mexico, Colombia, Chile and others are all hoping Lionel Messi's Albiceleste bite the dust on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The hopes of another 16 nations will bite the dust after the first knockout round, which includes England against DR Congo and holders Argentina against surprise package Cape Verde.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Citing inflationary pressures and slumping enrollment, Cazenovia College in central New York will close at the end of the school year, making it among the latest to bite the dust.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Should City’s woes continue, or put another way should Guardiola persist in playing a high defensive line with Nicolás Otamendi at the heart of it, another pre-season theory will soon bite the dust.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 14, 2019
The first of the courageous leaders to bite the dust was the senior one, the venerable prince of the forest, Gasparo.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Giuseppe Garibaldi
