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The phrase <em>kick the bucket</em> is used as a way of saying "to die". The slightly gruesome origin is from kicking out the <a href="/b/bucket">bucket</a> someone is standing on when you hang them at a <a href="/g/gallows">gallows</a>.
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The phrase
kick the bucket
is used as a way of saying "to die".
The slightly gruesome origin is from kicking out the
bucket
someone is standing on when you hang them at a
gallows
.
The old car finally kicked the bucket.
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