Catchphrases/frases típicas o hechas
Bite the dust
The knights of the Midlle Age, when they were mortal wounded, they took a handfull of dust And biting like last respect and kiss goodbye to the mother earth who had supported and would now wellcome in their midst. This ritual resulted to the expression bite the dust, which is equivalent to humble or give up. Tomorrow I will try to writte other. Bye.
Morder el polvo
Los caballeros de la Edad Media, cuando se sentían mortalmente heridos, tomaban un puñado de tierra y lo mordían, como beso postrero de respeto y despedida a la madre Tierra, que los había sustentado y que ahora iba a recibirles en su seno. Este ritual dio lugar a la expresión morder el polvo, que equivale a humillarse, a darse por vencido.
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Catchphrases/frases típicas o hechas
Bite the dust
The knights of the Midlle Middle Age, when they were mortal mortally wounded, they took a handfull handful of dust And biting and bit it, like (a) last (show of) respect and kiss goodbye to the mother earth who had supported and would now wellcome in their midst. This ritual resulted to in the expression bite the dust, which is equivalent to "(to) humble or give up". Tomorrow I will try to writte write (an)other. Bye.
Morder el polvo
Los caballeros de la Edad Media, cuando se sentían mortalmente heridos, tomaban un puñado de tierra y lo mordían, como beso postrero de respeto y despedida a la madre Tierra, que los había sustentado y que ahora iba a recibirles en su seno. Este ritual dio lugar a la expresión morder el polvo, que equivale a humillarse, a darse por vencido.
Well done! I never knew the origin of the phrase until I read your post so thank you :)
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