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Bite the dust (adapted from Psalms 72)
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bite the dust (verb), bites the dust; bit the dust; ; biting the dust
To die or to stop functioning: Joe's old car finally bit the dust and he had to buy a new vehicle.

The old horse has bitten the dust and will have to be buried in the field.

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level bite, pincher bite
When the front teeth (incisors) of the upper and lower jaws meet exactly edge to edge.
This entry is located in the following unit: Dog or Canine Terms + (page 6)