pushing up daisies
idiom
informal + humorous
: to be dead
We'll all be pushing up daisies by the time the government balances the budget.
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The rear-wheel-drive Regal will be put to rest at the end of 1987, and its turbocharged and intercooled 3.8-liter V-6 will start pushing up daisies as well.
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Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2020
Fairways, literally and figuratively, were pushing up daisies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
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Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2020
Fairways, literally and figuratively, were pushing up daisies.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
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“Pushing up daisies.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pushing%20up%20daisies. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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