bite the biscuit

Definitions

1. 1

   To die.

   • 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.
2. 2

   To undertake an unpleasant task or to acknowledge an unfavorable situation or…

   To undertake an unpleasant task or to acknowledge an unfavorable situation or responsibility; bite the bullet.

   • 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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