Meaning of bite the biscuit | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To die.
   slang
2. To undertake an unpleasant task or to acknowledge an unfavorable situation or responsibility; bite the bullet.
   idiomatic

Examples

“David Scott . . . admits he "nearly bit the biscuit," during a 1985 trip⟳ to Kluane National Park⟳ in the Yukon. Scott was crossing a chest-deep river with a racing current, when he slipped. The near-freezing water whisked him away.”

“Trained assassins shoot⟳ people in the head, and that should be a relatively painless way to bite⟳ the biscuit.”

“Weibe, who fought the effects of allergy medicine and a winless streak since the Hardee's Golf Classic (1986), had to bite⟳ the biscuit and settle⟳ for second place⟳.”

“Sometimes owners need⟳ to bite⟳ the biscuit and call⟳ in professional help⟳ in order⟳ to solve⟳ a nasty canine behavioral problem.”

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