morder el polvo

Meaning: to be defeated or to die.

Language: Spanish

Literally: to bite the dust

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The image is of a fallen warrior biting earth in defeat or death.

More idioms — Body & Senses

• irse de las manos — To spiral beyond control; to become unmanageable or chaotic.
• a ojo — By rough estimate or visual judgment, without precision.
• darse de cabezadas — To struggle uselessly against an impossible problem or obstacle.
• pasarlo teta — To have an excellent, carefree time.
• con el pie derecho — To make a good start or beginning.
• ser culo de mal asiento — To be restless and unable to stay still.

More Spanish idioms

• dale que te pego — relentlessly; without stopping or holding back.
• tira y afloja — a back-and-forth negotiation or struggle where each side gives and takes.
• a escondidillas — in secret; covertly or without someone's knowledge.
• como pez en el agua — perfectly at ease in a situation; in one's natural element.
• de pitiminí — something trivial or of insignificant value.
• no haber color — there is no comparison; one option is vastly superior to another.

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