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DictionarySeedaisypushing up daisies
push up (the) daisiesslang To be deceased. The phrase alludes to one having been buried, with daisies growing over one's burial plot. You'll be pushing up daisies when Mom finds out that you dented her brand-new car. I'll be pushing up the daisies long before the price of property goes down in our city.See also: daisy, push, uppushing up (the) daisiesslang Deceased. The phrase alludes to one having been buried, with daisies growing over one's burial plot. You'll be pushing up daisies when Mom finds out that you dented her brand-new car. I'll be pushing up the daisies long before the price of property goes down in our city.See also: daisy, pushing, uppushing up (the) daisiesFig. dead and buried. (Usually in the future tense.) I'll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved. If you talk to me like that again, you'll be pushing up the daisies.See also: daisy, pushing, uppushing up daisies mod. dead and buried. (Folksy. Usually in the future tense.) I’ll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved. See also: daisy, pushing, up |