The idiom "pushing up daisies" is used to describe someone who is deceased or buried. The phrase likely originates from the idea that when a person is buried in a cemetery, they are beneath the ground, pushing the soil upward as if they were helping to grow the daisies or other flowers on the grave. This expression is often used humorously or casually.

What is the origin of the idiom "pushing up daisies" and when to use it?

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to [be] pushing up (the|) daisies

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Definition und Bedeutung von „ be pushing up (the) daisies“ im Englischen

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