# suck the kumara

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/suck-the-kumara
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To die.

## Examples

- The old car finally sucked the kumara on the highway.
- The ancient computer started smoking and eventually sucked the kumara in the middle of my report.
- After decades of faithful service, the heirloom clock finally sucked the kumara, leaving the house in an eerie, unmeasured silence.

## Origin

Presumably because both a buried corpse and a kumara (“sweet potato”) are found under the earth.

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