breathe one's last

breathe (one's) last (breath)

To die. After our parents breathed their last, my four siblings and I had to decide what to do with their property. I hope I'm making music until I breathe my last breath.
See also: breathe, last
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

breathe one's last

Die, as in Aunt Agatha breathed her last on Tuesday. This term was used by Shakespeare in 3 Henry VI (5:2): "Montague has breathed his last." It has survived but today is considered a poetic euphemism.
See also: breathe, last
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • breathe (one's) last (breath)
  • breathe last
  • breathe your last
  • draw (one's) last breath
  • bring (one) up on (something)
  • bring up on
  • not breathe a word of (something)
  • able
  • as I live and breathe
  • As I live and breathe!