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
Harith	-	Arabic
Delfina	-	Italian, Spanish
Suriya	-	Tamil
DiÁNa	DEE-ah-naw	Hungarian
Tellervo	-	Finnish Mythology
Stephen	['sti:vən]