I don't know that history has recorded who started the phrase but one of the first to use it was Babe Ruth in a short film in 1931 called 'Slide Babe Slide'. Stepping in the bucket is when a batter stands at the playe with his front foot further away from the plate than his back foot and strides away from the plate when swinging.
The phrase 'stepping in the bucket' may have originated from a short starring Babe Ruth where he criticizes a young player for 'stepping in the bucket.' This is a phrase that means the batter has an open stance and steps towards third base and short stop when he swings. There is a player who was notorious for this stance who went by the nickname of "Bucketfoot Al." His name was Al Simmons and he played during the 1930's.
kick the bucket
Yes it is.
There are 4 I's and 1 P in the phrase "oaken bucket."
There is no such phrase as "eat you".
Crying in a bucket is a very popular phrase in the modern day. This means to contain your internal sadness.
"with its rattle" is the prepositional phrase in the sentence.
There is no such phrase. There is a word rampage. It is of Scottish origin, perhaps from RAMP, to rear up.
"Kick the bucket" is a phrase where the words "kick" and "bucket" on their own have different meanings, but when used together, it means to die.
The phrase of Greek origin referring to the common people is "hoi polloi."
"on the rocks"
The Spanish for "I have put" is he puesto, could this be the origin?