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uranium in the bucket

"Put the Uranium in the Bucket" is a phrase used by the most elite of Machine operators. This phrase represents courage, determination and third stage leukemia
"now, with your bare hands put the uranium in the bucket... if you know what I mean"

Kick the Bucket 

Phrase used to say someone is dead or has deceased. Term is derived from when suicides were common by a person preparing to hang themself, and used a bucket to stand on, and then kicked the bucket when suicide was desired.
Ole' Charlie kicked the bucket today, we better prepare for his funeral.
Kick the Bucket by izytang November 16, 2003

Fuck it in the Bucket 

1. A phrase to express acceptance of the inevitable

2. An expression of genuine frustration.
Me: Are you getting drunk tonight?
You: Nah I have to get up early tomorrow
Me: That's never stopped you before
You: You're right. Fuck it in the Bucket

Kicked The Bucket

To die, sometimes to commit suicide.
Implies the kicking out of a bucket from beneath yourself with a noose round your neck, to hang yourself. nice.
Can also be used just for general death, or a social/career suicide (faux pas)
"grandma kicked the bucket last tuesday"

"he really kicked the bucket with THAT one"
Kicked The Bucket by feck_arse December 28, 2005

Pennies in the bucket 

"Pennies in the bucket" is an idiom used to suggest that the cost of something is trivial.

Imagine if you kept all your money in an actual bucket. You would not think twice about spending one of the pennies because you have all the hundos in there too.
Sarah: "I am not sure I want to buy this outfit."

Eric: "I think you should. It is just pennies in the bucket."

Jacob: "Yeah, Girl you make bank!"

Drop in the bucket

A negligible amount. Something that makes little difference. This is especially considering the amount of wealth a rich person has to the amount of spending they do seem to the average person unattainable.
That 40 million dollar home Bill Gates purchased is just a drop in the bucket since he is billionaire many times over.
Drop in the bucket by cpetkunas December 5, 2020