К286
С КОПЫТ (ДОЛОЙ) slang
PrepPthese forms onlypredic with
subj:
humanthe idiom can be used in past, pres, and
fut contexts)
1. one falls, crashes to the ground
X - с копыт долой - (in past contexts) X keeled over
X fell in a heapX went down like a ton of bricksX was (got) knocked (clean) off his feet.
2. one dies
X - с копыт долой - (in past contexts) X kicked off
X kicked the bucketX croakedX turned up his toesX cashed in (his chips).
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