Why kick the bucket

Why should kicking one be associated with dying? The link between buckets and death was made by at least , when the phrase was defined in Grose's Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue :. One theory, albeit with little evidence to support it, is that the phrase originates from the notion that people hanged themselves by standing on a bucket with a noose around their neck and then kicking the bucket away. Any answers? Nooks and crannies. Semantic enigmas. The body beautiful.

Red tape, white lies. Speculative science. This sceptred isle. Root of all evil. Ethical conundrums. This sporting life. Stage and screen. One way this is accomplished is to hang the pig upside down from a bar by one foot that used to be known as a "buchet," a French word for it. The pig's throat was cut or opened with a sharp spike, and it would rapidly be bled. In its death throes , it would always kick the buchet. The old man fianlly kicked the bucket. August 14, Kick the bucket.

My grandpa kicked the bucket before I was born. My uncle kick the bucket of heart stroke last Sunday. Idiom of the Day off the cuff Meaning: in an unguarded way Example: She has a habit of making off-the-cuff remarks which she later denies. Latest Idioms rain or shine on top of the world brownie points on the cards at cross purposes. Keep in Touch Subscribe to our new updates in your email. Copy Link.