What is "kick the bucket"

vb. 1 (context idiomatic euphemistic colloquial English) To die. 2 (context idiomatic colloquial English) Of a machine, to break down such that it cannot be repaired.

v. die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket" [syn: cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it]

To kick the bucket is an English idiom, considered a euphemistic, informal, or slang term meaning 'to die'. Its origin remains unclear, though there have been several theories.