pushing up (the) daisies
pushing up (the) daisies
slang Deceased. The phrase alludes to one having been buried, with daisies growing over one's burial plot. You'll be pushing up daisies when Mom finds out that you dented her brand-new car. I'll be pushing up the daisies long before the price of property goes down in our city.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pushing up (the) daisies
Fig. dead and buried. (Usually in the future tense.) I'll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved. If you talk to me like that again, you'll be pushing up the daisies.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pushing up the daisies
dead and buried. informalThis phrase, a humorous early 20th-century euphemism, is now the most frequently used of several daisy-related expressions for being in the grave. Other idioms include under the daisies and turn your toes up to the daisies , both dating from the mid 19th century.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
pushing up daisies
mod. dead and buried. (Folksy. Usually in the future tense.) I’ll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved.
See also: daisy, pushing, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- push up (the) daisies
- push up daisies
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- be pushing up (the) daisies
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- push up daisies, to
- be six feet under
- tell (one) what (one) can do with (something)