be pushing up (the) daisies
be pushing up (the) daisies
slang To be dead. This phrase alludes to one having been buried underground. I'll be pushing up the daisies long before taxes in our city go down. You'll be pushing up daisies when mom finds out that you dented her brand-new car.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be pushing up the daisies
If someone is pushing up the daisies, they are dead. Instead of pushing up the daisies, he is still among the living, grey whiskers and all. Note: This expression is used humorously.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
be ˌpushing up (the) ˈdaisies
(old-fashioned, humorous) be dead and in a grave: I’ll be pushing up daisies by the time that happens.A daisy is a small white flower that often grows in grass.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be pushing up daisies
- be pushing up the daisies
- be six feet under
- tell (one) what (one) can do with (something)
- tell someone what to do with something
- tell what to do with
- bear the bell
- donkey's ears
- a beggar on horseback
- beggar