kick the bucket

Example Sentences

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Technicalities aside: It’s insurance for when you kick the bucket.

From Salon

“We heard the old one kicked the bucket.”

From Literature

After his surgery, my husband called his son, who said, “I guess you didn’t kick the bucket.”

From MarketWatch

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