biting the dust
phrase
1
as in ending
to come to an end Fortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- ending
- stopping
- expiring
- winding up
- concluding
- breaking off
- leaving off
- letting up
- ceasing
- breaking up
- halting
- winking (out)
- passing
- finishing
- dying
- going
- closing
- terminating
- determining
- elapsing
- lapsing
- cutting out
- giving over
- knocking off
- discontinuing
- stalling
- laying off (of)
- breaking down
- winding down
- refraining (from)
- quitting
- desisting (from)
- dead-ending
- packing (up or in)
- conking (out)
- petering (out)
- pausing
- suspending
- staying
- abating
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hanging on
- continuing
- persisting
- extending
- drawing out
- prolonging
- protracting
2
as in dying
to stop living The marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. Synonyms & Similar Words
- dying
- passing away
- checking out
- buying it
- popping off
- stepping out
- falling
- kicking off
- kicking in
- pegging out
- snuffing it
- perishing
- passing (on)
- kicking the bucket
- buying the farm
- giving up the ghost
- conking (out)
- departing
- ending
- going
- expiring
- exiting
- succumbing
- disappearing
- demising
- parting
- deceasing
- fading
- drying up
- croaking
- dropping
- flatlining
- failing
- predeceasing
- consuming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- living
- breathing
- coming to
- reviving
- existing
- lingering
- being
- subsisting
- thriving
- flourishing
- prospering