be gathered to (one's) fathers

euphemism To die. It's such a shame that Tom has been gathered to his fathers. When is his funeral?

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Wubbe	VUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
Thucydides	thoo-SID-ə-deez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
SebastiÁN	se-bah-STYAHN	Spanish
Silvestr	-	Czech
Berna	-	Turkish
Gotzone	-	Basque