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11 Dec 2017
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What does another one bites the dust mean?
What does another one bites the dust mean?
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‘Biting the dust’ is what happens when you fall face forward so when another one bites the dust it refers to another one is gone e.g. in a competition if a competitor fails you would say another bites the dust as they may have lost
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It depends on the context, it can mean another person died, another person lost/ failed. Ect

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