◆to bite the dust<幽默,非正式>(fail)失败；消失；玩完
More than a third of Britain's marriages will bite the dust.英国超过三分之一的婚姻会以失败告终。
In the last 30 years many cherished values have bitten the dust.在过去三十年间, 很多备受珍视的价值观已经被完全抛弃。
The allegation has caused one lecturer's career to bite the dust.这项指控葬送了一名讲师的职业生涯。
(die)死去；死亡
You'll be enjoying a healthy life long after your colleagues have bitten the dust.等你同事们都死了, 你还会健康地活很久。