Thousands of small businesses bite the dust every year.

每年有数以千计的小企业倒闭。

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Rowling isn't naming names, but she has said at least two characters will bite the dust.

罗林没有指名道姓，但她指出至少有两个角色会大败。

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And be not slow in turning your back on it, unless you want to bite the dust in bitter defeat.

不要在它面前慢慢地转身，除非你愿意一败涂地。

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If HIPs do bite the dust, proponents suggest this could be negative for house buyers.

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Were the Assad regime to bite the dust, the stranglehold of Hezbollah over Lebanon would come to an end.

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If it happens, look for General Motors (nyse: GM - news - people ) to bite the dust.

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