end (one's) days

end (one's) days

To spend one's final days (in a particular way or place). I've already told my kids that I don’t want to end my days in a nursing home. He died on vacation in Hawaii? Well, at the very least, he ended his days in one of the most beautiful places on earth. Everyone needs to get here to see Grandma one last time. I know she wants to end her days surrounded by all of her loved ones.

See also: days, end

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ˌend your ˈdays/ˈlife (in something)

spend the last part of your life in a particular state or place: He ended his days in poverty.

See also: days, end, life

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