die with boots on



die with your boots on

to die while you are still actively involved in your work I never want to retire - I'd rather die with my boots on.
See also: boot, die, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ayda-Arabic
Dimitrij-Slovene, Macedonian
Yaroslavayah-rah-SLAH-vah (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
LorrieLAWR-eeEnglish
Pantaleonepahn-tah-le-ON-eItalian
Chandrakanta-Indian, Hindi