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kick the bucket

VERB
die
Synonyms
WEAK
bite the dust buy the farm cash in one's chips cease living croak expire go belly up go to the wall go west meet one's maker pass away pass on shove off succumb

Example Sentences

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For many in the crowd, it will be an item on their bucket list — that is, something they’ve convinced themselves they have to do before they kick the bucket.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

"Win a cup before I kick the bucket."

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2025

Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

So yes, of course, Hastings wants linear TV to kick the bucket.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022

I’m betting it’s charity work, or maybe he’s been secretly chatting with Aimee and arranging a meet-up so she and I can make things right before I kick the bucket.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera