hand in one's dinner pail

verb

To die.

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Meanings

verbhand in one's dinner pail (third-person singular simple present hands in one's dinner pail, present participle handing in one's dinner pail, simple past and past participle handed in one's dinner pail)

present singular third person hands in one's dinner pail · participle present handing in one's dinner pail · participle past handed in one's dinner pail · past handed in one's dinner pail

  1. idiomaticinformalTo die.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
die
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APA

hand in one's dinner pail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in%20one's%20dinner%20pail

MLA

“hand in one's dinner pail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in%20one's%20dinner%20pail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hand in one's dinner pail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hand%20in%20one's%20dinner%20pail.

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