Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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to bite the dust
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- eat voraciously
- have nothing to eat
- eat roots
- None of the above
Correct Option: D
to bite the dust : to fail; to be defeated or destroyed; to die
● The soldier was too young to bite the dust. (to die) None of the above
