breathe (one's) last (breath)
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To die. After our parents breathed their last, my four siblings and I had to decide what to do with their property. I hope I'm making music until I breathe my last breath.
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breathe one's last
Euph. to die. She breathed her last at about two o'clock that afternoon. Cradled in his wife's arms, he breathed his last.
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breathe one's last
Die, as in Aunt Agatha breathed her last on Tuesday. This term was used by Shakespeare in 3 Henry VI (5:2): "Montague has breathed his last." It has survived but today is considered a poetic euphemism.
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breathe your last
die.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
breathe your ˈlast
(formal) die: Later that night, the King breathed his last. OPPOSITE: come into the worldFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
breathe (one's) last
To die.
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