kick the bucket

Related to word: kick

Idiom

Definition

  1. A euphemistic way of saying that someone has died.

    死亡(幽默说法)

    • He was always so healthy, so it came as a great shock to all of us when he kicked the bucket suddenly.

      他一直都很健康,所以當他突然去世時,我們所有人都感到非常震驚。

    • They were talking about their friend who had kicked the bucket a few years ago.

      他們在談論幾年前去世的朋友。

    • The old man was very old, so nobody was surprised when he kicked the bucket.

      這位老人年紀很大,所以當他去世時,沒有人感到驚訝。