kick the bucket

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

Madame Ionesco swung her legs until they kicked the bucket, so to speak.

From Literature

"Win a cup before I kick the bucket."

From BBC

"They all thought I was going to kick the bucket, but I won the sweepstake down the golf club."

From BBC

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

From Seattle Times