breathe one's last

breathe one's last
(breathe one's last (тж. breathe one's last breath или gasp))
испустить последний вздох, испустить дух, умереть; ≈ отдать богу душу, приказать долго жить; см. тж. draw one's last breath

The next day, his parents were flown to New Mexico by special Army plane, and they stayed at their son's bedside until he breathed his last. (R. E. Lapp, ‘Atoms and People’, ch. IV) — На следующий день специальный самолет армии США доставил родителей ученого в Нью-Мехико, и они оставались у постели сына до последней его минуты.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • breathe one's last — {v. phr.} To die. * /The wounded soldier fell back on the ground and breathed his last./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • breathe one's last — {v. phr.} To die. * /The wounded soldier fell back on the ground and breathed his last./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • breathe one's last — ► breathe one s last die. Main Entry: ↑breathe …   English terms dictionary

  • breathe one's last — index die Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • breathe one's last — phrasal : die * * * breathe one s last To die • • • Main Entry: ↑breathe breathe one s last To die • • • Main Entry: ↑last * * * die …   Useful english dictionary

  • breathe one's last — idi breathe one s last, to die …   From formal English to slang

  • To breathe one's last — Breathe Breathe, v. t. 1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire. [1913 Webster] To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; with into. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To breathe one's last — Last Last (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See {Late}, and cf. {Latest}.] 1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or considered, in time, place, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • breathe one's last — die. → breathe …   English new terms dictionary

  • breathe\ one's\ last — v. phr. To die. The wounded soldier fell back on the ground and breathed his last …   Словарь американских идиом

  • breathe one's last breath — die, pass away …   English contemporary dictionary


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