bite the biscuit

bite the biscuit
a) To die.

David Scott . . . admits he "nearly bit the biscuit," during a 1985 trip to Kluane National Park in the Yukon. Scott was crossing a chest-deep river with a racing current, when he slipped. The near-freezing water whisked him away.

b) To undertake an unpleasant task or to acknowledge an unfavorable situation or responsibility.

Trained assassins shoot people in the head, and that should be a relatively painless way to bite the biscuit.


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