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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
Perİ-Turkish
JerÔNimo-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Bilal-Arabic, Urdu
German (2)GYER-mahnRussian
Seong-Minsung-meenKorean
Galit-Hebrew
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