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bites the dustphrasepresent tense third-person singular of bite the dust to come to an endFortunately, the fad finally bit the dust and all the trend followers moved on to the next thing. breaks off, breaks up, ceases, closes, concludes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winds up, winks (out) desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from)gives over(British), knocks off, packs (up or in)breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stallspauses, stays, suspendsabates, peters (out), winds down continues, hangs on, persists draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts to stop livingThe marigolds managed to produce a few last autumn blooms before biting the dust. checks out, conks (out), croaks(slang), deceases, demises, departs, dies, drops, ends, exits, expires, falls, flatlines, goes, kicks in(slang), kicks off(slang), parts, passes away, passes (on), pegs out(chiefly British), perishes, pops off, steps out, succumbs predeceasesconsumes, disappears, dries up, fades, fails buys it(or buys the farm), gives up the ghost, kicks the bucket, snuffs it(British) breathes, lives comes to, reviveslingersexists, is, subsistsflourishes, prospers, thrives |