bite i gresset

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

bite i graset (juxtaposed Bokmål spelling, sole option in Nynorsk)

Etymology

Literally "bite the grass", in the sense of biting the grass in one's death struggle

Verb

bite i gresset

(idiomatic, euphemistic) to bite the dust, to die
Etter en voldsom duell bet han i gresset.
After a violent duel he bit the dust.
(idiomatic) to lose
Han bet i gresset for sin erkefiende.
He bit the dust [lost] to his arch-enemy.

References

Ordnett.no
“bite i gresset” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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