turn (one's) face to the wall



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.
See also: face, turn, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RobertRAH-bərt (English), ro-BER (French), RO-bert (German), RO-bərt (Dutch), RAW-bert (Polish), RO-byert (Russian), RO-beert (Russian)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Russian, Slovene,
TerrieTER-eeEnglish
Gauhar-Arabic
Mathildema-TEELD (French), mah:-TIL-də (Dutch)French, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish
Alex
Lalla-Literature