What does this mean?
If you believe it means actually kicking the bucket you're dead wrong.
Now if you said it means before you die, you're spot-on.
An idiom is just an expression and should not be taken literally.
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Step on it!: Hurry up!
ReplyDeleteSomeone's made his/her own bed; now let him/her lie in it.: Someone has caused his/her own problems; he/she will have to solve them himself/herself.
sooner or later: eventually.
jump the gun: do something before it's time to do it.
at the eleventh hour-at the last minute; almost too late.
antsy: restless; impatient and tired of waiting.
to turn the clock back-if you could do it all over again
smell a rat-something doesn't seem right
bury the hatchet-forget the feud, let's make-up
More idioms can be found in
A Comprehensive English Course (page 112)
and on the following site
http://www.eslcafe.com/idioms/id-j.html