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ins Gras beißen

to bite the dust

Türkçe: nalları dikmek

Noun
das Gras n.
Verb
beißen
Topic
Alltag und Redewendungen
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Colloquial, often humorous

In a sentence

Der alte Ritter biss nach tapferem Kampf ins Gras.

How it is used

Idiom for dying or failing spectacularly. Colloquial, often humorous. Use when a plan crashes or someone dies in a dramatic story. Learners often overuse it; reserve for vivid, informal speech.

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