"bite the big one" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-bite the big one.ogg [Australia] Forms: bites the big one [present, singular, third-person], biting the big one [participle, present], bit the big one [past], bitten the big one [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> the big one}} bite the big one (third-person singular simple present bites the big one, present participle biting the big one, simple past bit the big one, past participle bitten the big one)
  1. (slang) To die. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Death Synonyms (die): bite the dust
    Sense id: en-bite_the_big_one-en-verb-jx6TKsZL Disambiguation of Death: 51 42 3 4 Disambiguation of 'die': 93 7 0 0
  2. (slang) To break down; to be impossible to repair or not worth repairing. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: buy the farm, kick the bucket, die
    Sense id: en-bite_the_big_one-en-verb-cZicjdRE Disambiguation of Death: 51 42 3 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 44 19 32 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 4 57 21 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 56 24 16 Disambiguation of English predicates: 12 59 15 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 5 48 27 20
  3. (idiomatic) To perform poorly; to fail. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-bite_the_big_one-en-verb-jUyUpUGu
  4. (slang) To be unpleasant or undesirable. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bite_the_big_one-en-verb-BpRQlB9y

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