I am not talking about the famous eighties song immortalised by Freddie Mercury of the British rock band 'Queen'. I am also not referring to this phrase as in Western novels where the term was used when a gunslinger hit the dirt after being killed in a gunfight (biting the dust !!). In recent times, the phrase has been used to mean 'another one failed or quit', 'another one dropped down or fell to a lower level', or 'one has come to an end'. Ahh, the expressiveness of English !!
It just hit me when I was thinking of how many 'high and mighty' blokes have been sent to a department called DICGC in our Bank. This is the favourite dumping ground for those who have either incurred the wrath of the powers that be or are found to be in cahoots with those who have fallen out of favour. It is amazing how fast the wings of high fliers are clipped in our organization !! In the words of 'Gabbar Singh' (of Sholay fame !) the response to "sardar, maine DAPM/HRDD mein kaam kiya hai" would be "ab DICGC mein jaa !!"
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