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Imagine you're lying on the ground with your face in the dirt. That's where it came from. People who are dead are pictured as biting the dust because they're lying down in it.
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What is the origin for the idiom grab a bite?
grab a bite
What is a bite of the cherry?
A bite of the cherry is an idiom for a chance or attempt at something.
Is bold an idiom?
"Bite the bullet" is an idiom, not "bold." "Bite the bullet" means to endure a painful situation bravely.
To die is to bite the what?
to die is to bite the dust
What is the meaning of the idiom 'get a bite'?
It's short for "get a bite to eat" - it means to go have something to eat.
Can you give a sample sentence using the idiom get a bite to eat?
Let's meet at a restaurant and get a bite to eat.
What is the spanish saying for love bite?
There is no way to say that. It is an English idiom.
What does Her shoulder is worse than her bite mean?
This is not an idiom. The idiom is "her BARK is worse than her bite" which is a dog reference meaning that she and the dog make a lot of noise but aren't really dangerous. This sentence seems to mean that she has an injured shoulder which is worse than a bite that she also has.
Who sang the tiny texan?
dust bite
What does the bite of dust mean?
to be defeated in a battle
What does bite dust mean?
to be defeated in a battle
What is the size of a dust bite?
7,009 meters long
