What will I do when you’re gone?

Since B A Start appears to have become an etymology blog, can anyone tell me if the idiom “bite the dust” existed anytime between The Iliad and Queen?

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3 responses to “What will I do when you’re gone?”

  1. Johnny Avatar
    Johnny

    I think it was brought back by old westerns before Freddy Mercury kicked it up a notch.

  2. Garvey Avatar
    Garvey

    I saw it in a Droopy cartoon once. Was that before Homer?

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