turn (one's) face to the wall

To die. This phrase originated in the Bible. I just learned that Lady Catherine has turned her face to the wall—what a tragedy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Lesley	LEZ-lee, LES-lee	English
Myra	['mairə]
Zaira	dzah-EE-rah	Italian
Jadran	-	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Mechislav	-	Russian (Rare), Medieval Slavic
Arbuthnott	[a:'bʌθnət]