Suffer defeat or death; fail; be defeated or killed.
Examples:
- The 1990 election saw both of our senators bite the dust.
Origin: Popularized by American Western films; used earlier by Smollett in Gil Blas (1750)
Suffer defeat or death; fail; be defeated or killed.
Examples:
Origin: Popularized by American Western films; used earlier by Smollett in Gil Blas (1750)