Danger - Death
Explore English idioms that relate to death, including "bite the dust" and "one foot in the grave".
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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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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 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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to be done for
to be in a very dangerous situation that one may face death at any moment
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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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