B2idiominformalhealth
kick the bucket
USUK
to die
Humorous. Never use it about a real death that someone is sad about. Also used for machines that stop working.
In context
My grandpa jokes that he wants to visit Japan before he kicks the bucket.
Our old fridge finally kicked the bucket in the middle of the summer.
More idioms about health
- a clean bill of healtha doctor's statement, after an examination, that someone is healthy
- a new lease of lifenew energy, or a chance to be active or useful again
- a ripe old agea very old age, reached in good health
- a second windnew energy that lets you continue after you felt too tired
- a shadow of your former selfmuch weaker, thinner or less impressive than before