head for the last roundup
head for the last roundup
old-fashioned To die. Primarily heard in US. When my grandmother was in her '80s, she always joked about heading to the last roundup. I think in some ways the fact that she treated it so light-heartedly made it easier to bear when she did finally pass away.
See also: head, last, roundup
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
head for the last roundup
Euph. to reach the end of usefulness or of life. (Originally said of a dying cowboy.) This ballpoint pen is headed for the last roundup. I have to get another one. I am so weak. I think I'm headed for the last roundup.
See also: head, last, roundup
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- (Well,) I'll be durned!
- a bad quarter of an hour
- a pile Jack Rice couldn't jump over
- a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over
- (for) land('s) sake(s) (alive)
- a bit of crackling
- a whole team and the dog under the wagon
- a stuffed shirt
- (butter and) egg money
- fashion