Breathe One's Last Breath literary verb phrase euphemism
Die
My grandma breathed her last at 9 pm yesterday.
To die or pass away
1. To pass away
2. To depart suddenly
1. One's success has gone down or ended.
2. One has passed away.
To die
To die or pass away
The verb "breathe" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase was coined by Shakespeare in 3 Henry VI (5:2): "Montague has breathed his last."
Used to allude that the last force, problem or burden which is seemingly minor and small causes a person, system or organisation to collapse or fail
Her husband's violent act last night was the straw that broke the donkey's back and she left him