shuffle off this mortal coil

== English == === Alternative forms === shuffle off one's mortal coil === Etymology === From Hamlet by William Shakespeare, see mortal coil. === Pronunciation === === Verb === shuffle off this mortal coil (third-person singular simple present shuffles off this mortal coil, present participle shuffling off this mortal coil, simple past and past participle shuffled off this mortal coil) (euphemistic, idiomatic) To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:die ==== Translations ====