breathe one's last

Die, as in Aunt Agatha breathed her last on Tuesday. This term was used by Shakespeare in 3 Henry VI (5:2): "Montague has breathed his last." It has survived but today is considered a poetic euphemism.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shera	['ʃerə]
Helen	['helən]
Vasilisa	vah-see-LEE-sah	Russian
Veca	VE-tsah	Serbian
Tyge	-	Danish
Pyrrhos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek