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Idiom: Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil

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Meanings

From Hamlet by William Shakespeare, see mortal coil.

How to pronounce "shuffle off this mortal coil":

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

Example Sentences

1
It's only a matter of time before we all shuffle off this mortal coil.
2
We never know when we will shuffle off this mortal coil.
3
Facing death, he accepted his fate and prepared to shuffle off this mortal coil.
4
She wished for a peaceful way to shuffle off this mortal coil.
5
The once vibrant city now seemed like a place to shuffle off this mortal coil.

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