bater as botas

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Literally, “to bump one's boots”. === Pronunciation === === Verb === bater as botas (first-person singular present bato as botas, first-person singular preterite bati as botas, past participle batido as botas) (idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial) to give up the ghost; kick the bucket (to die) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:morrer === Further reading === “bater as botas”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026