shuffle off this mortal coil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

shuffle off this mortal coil shuffles off this mortal coil shuffling off this mortal coil shuffled off this mortal coil

Etymology

From Hamlet by William Shakespeare, see mortal coil.

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