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词组 go the way of all flesh
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idiomgo the way of all flesh1 to die:The old soldiers would soon inevitably go the way of all flesh, but they had at least been remembered by their country.2 to change and become worse as time passes:We drove through yet another town invaded by tourists, another Main Street gone the way of all flesh.

go the way of all flesh

1. To die. Great-Uncle Edmund is not looking good at all. He might go the way of all flesh sooner rather than later.
2. To expire. Ugh, this milk smells like it's gone the way of all flesh.

go the way of all flesh

Die, as in Our dog's gone the way of all flesh and I'm not sure we'll get another. This expression is actually a misquotation from the Bible, which has it to go the way of all the earth (I Kings 2:2; Joshua 22:14), also meaning "to die."

go the way of all flesh

die or come to an end.
In the Authorized Version of the Bible all flesh is used to refer to all human and animal life.

go the way of all ˈflesh

die or come to an end: Poor old Johnson has gone the way of all flesh, and the world is certainly a poorer place for it.This expression is associated with the Bible. It was made famous by the book ‘The Way of All Flesh’ (1903) by Samuel Butler.

go the way of all flesh

1. To die.
2. To come to an end.
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