pushing up daisies

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.

pushing up daisies

mod. dead and buried. (Folksy. Usually in the future tense.) I’ll be pushing up daisies before this problem is solved.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Annunziato	-	Italian (Rare)
Izaak	-	Polish
Hyman	['haimən]
Archelaus	ahr-kee-LAY-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Vinzenz	VINT-sents	German
Eanraig	-	Scottish