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
Rada-Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Bagus-Indonesian
Bennett['benit]
TristaTRIS-təEnglish
BrantBRANTEnglish
DarioDAHR-yo (Italian)Italian, Croatian