run into a bullet

run into a bullet
   to be killed
   Often used when there is a pretence that the killing was accidental:
    If it develops that a rival ran into a spare bullet while someone was practising targetshooting, that's just too bad. (Lavine, 1930)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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