kicking the bucket

Verb

kick the bucket (third-person singular simple present kicks the bucket, present participle kicking the bucket, simple past and past participle kicked the bucket)

1. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, idiomatic) To die.
   • The old horse finally kicked the bucket.

   Synonyms:

   kick it, bite the dust, buy the farm, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus

2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To break down such that it cannot be repaired.
   • I think my sewing machine has kicked the bucket.