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Danger - Death

Explore English idioms that relate to death, including "bite the dust" and "one foot in the grave".

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English idioms related to Danger
to bite the dust

to die or no longer exist

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to kick the bucket

to die, used humorously

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(as) dead as a dodo

(of a person, animal, or plant) certainly not alive or in existence any longer

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(as) dead as a doornail

dead without a doubt

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(as) dead as mutton

undoubtedly no longer alive or in existence

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to buy the farm

to cease to be alive

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to die in harness

to die before a person retires from their job

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to give up the ghost

to stop living

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one foot in the grave

the state of being close to death due to old age or a fatal sickness

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to lay sb to rest

to put the body of a person who has died in a tomb or grave during a funeral

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to meet one's Maker

to die, used in a humorous way

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to put one's affairs in order

to complete one's unfinished business, such as clearing debts, etc., especially because one is about to die

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get one's ticket punched

to lose one's life

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to be done for

to be in a very dangerous situation that one may face death at any moment

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at death's door

used to describe someone who is about to die

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to live on borrowed time

to be expected to die soon because of a serious illness, terrible accident, etc.

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to drop like flies

(of a large number of people or animals) to die or get sick rapidly

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to cash in one's chips

to die, often after a long life or struggle

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to pop one's clogs

to stop being alive

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to be pushing up (the) daisies

to no longer be alive

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