( informal )
1.
to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed :
Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
2.
( humorous ) to die
( informal )
1.
to fail, or to be defeated or destroyed :
Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.
2.
( humorous ) to die
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005