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Englishpush up daisies
Meaning: To be dead and buried.
Example: “If I'd eaten that mushroom, I'd be pushing up daisies.”
Origin: The flowers growing over a grave. Soldiers' slang in the First World War made it common; earlier variants are found in the 19th century.
Equivalents in other languages
Polish: wąchać kwiatki od spodu Literally: To sniff flowers from below
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