Put on the wooden overcoat In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "Put on the wooden overcoat", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-04-29 12:04

Meaning of Put on the wooden overcoat

Synonyms:

meet your maker , fall off your perch

Put on the wooden overcoat old-fashioned slang

Wooden overcoat alludes the coffin.

When you say someone puts on the wooden overcoat, you mean that they die or pass away.

You should adopt a healthier lifestyle, if you don't want to put on the wooden overcoat soon.

He put on wooden overcoat in a car crash last night.

Other phrases about:

draw (one's) last breath

To die or pass away

hop the twig

1. To pass away

2. To depart suddenly

someone's sun has set

1. One's success has gone down or ended.

2. One has passed away.

Grammar and Usage of Put on the wooden overcoat

Verb Forms

  • putting on the wooden overcoat

The verb "put" must be conjugated according its tense

Origin of Put on the wooden overcoat

The origin of this idiom isn't clear. It seems to be of American origin, since the majority of the earliest written citations are from the United States. 

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