English Explanatory Dictionary

another one bites the dust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Another one (usually person) has fallen victim to a series of deaths or other eliminations from a context (implies an ongoing tragedy of loss after loss, often tongue-in-cheek).

Word forms

another one bites the dust

Etymology

From a use-case of bite the dust, popularized by Queen in the song of the same title.

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