bucket

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KICK THE BUCKET,

RAIN CATS AND DOGS or RAIN BUCKETS.

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kick the bucket

[kick the bucket] {v. phr.}, {slang} To die. * /Old Mr. Jones kicked the bucket just two days before his ninety-fourth birthday./ Compare: [KICK OFF] (3). A Dictionary of American Idioms

rain cats and dogs

[rain cats and dogs] or [rain buckets] or [rain pitchforks] {v. phr.}, {informal} To rain very hard; come down in torrents. * /In the middle of the picnic it started […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

brain bucket

[brain bucket] {n.}, {slang} A motorcycle helmet. * /If you want to share a ride with me, you've got to wear a brain bucket./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

drop in the bucket

[drop in the bucket] {n. phr.} A relatively small amount; a small part of the whole. * /Our university needs several million dollars for its building renovation project; $50,000 is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[put by] {v.} To save for the future; lay aside. * /He had put by a good sum during a working lifetime./

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