Kick the bucket

[Bun]

When you hear that someone has died very often the expression. "He's kicked the bucket" is used. Can anyone explain why please.

[Quizmonster]

If you click here, that will link you to a web-page which provides the answer.

[Bun]

Thanks Quizmonster much obliged Bun

[steve47n]

In the past when they would hang someone at sea in the Royal Navy they would stand them on a bucket with the noose around there neck and kick the bucket away

[grashop416]

http://home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id355.htm a very good answer i thought

[grashop416]

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-kic1.htm sorry this is the link i was to send. hope it helps