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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: Bite the dust.

1. To win with ease
2. To fall or be defeated
3. To hide the truth
4. To complain loudly

Correct answer: To fall or be defeated

Solution

“Bite the dust” means to be defeated, fail, or fall down. It is commonly used in informal English to describe losing or being overcome.

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