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
RÚNi	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Nadia (1)	NAD-yə (English), NAHD-yə (English)	French, English, Italian, Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
YalÇIn	-	Turkish
Yui	yoo-ee	Japanese
Steinarr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Ornat	-	Irish