breathe one's last



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.
See also: breathe, last

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Honoratus-Late Roman
MarjukkaMAHR-yook-kahFinnish
Rio (2)ṙee-oJapanese
IgnÁCEEG-nahts (Hungarian)Hungarian, Czech
Connie['kɔni]
SemİH-Turkish