kick the bucket

Example Sentences

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"Win a cup before I kick the bucket."

From BBC

"They all thought I was going to kick the bucket, but I won the sweepstake down the golf club."

From BBC

Stocklin didn’t want to kick the bucket without fulfilling his dream of racing hydroplanes.

From Seattle Times

In "Gremlins," a Black teacher is the first to kick the bucket.

From Salon

"I suspect my publishers, they're delightful people, but I think they wanted to get it out in a hurry just in case I kicked the bucket before it was time to release the thing."

From BBC