breathe one's last

== English == === Etymology === Perhaps first used in Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 3 (c. 1591). Compare breathe (“to live”). === Verb === breathe one's last (third-person singular simple present breathes one's last, present participle breathing one's last, simple past and past participle breathed one's last) (idiomatic, euphemistic) To die. (uncommon) To be defeated. ==== Synonyms ==== breathe one's last breath draw one's last breath === References === “[1–26–2017 breathe-ones-last]”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.