pay the debt of nature

obsolete To die. It's incredibly tragic that so many men had to pay the debt of nature during the war. You better slow down on that horse, unless you plan on paying the debt of nature early!

See also: debt, nature, of, pay

See also:

hand in (one's) checks
hand in (one's) chips
be none the worse for wear
before the wind
none the worse for wear
stand (one's) ground
stand ground
stand one's ground
stand your ground
hold/stand your ground

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