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Meaning of breathe one's last | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To die.
    euphemistic, idiomatic
  2. To be defeated.
    uncommon

Examples

“Ah, Warwick! Montague hath breathed his last; And to the latest gasp cried out for Warwick,”
“She breathed her last surrounded by her family and friends, commending them to God and the study of his word.”
“The Green Council” is a tense chess game of an episode, kicking off the power vacuum that we knew was coming the moment Viserys breathed his last.”
“For the longest while, the loss didn't seem real. For going on four hours, I'd done pretty much what I wanted to on that mound. I couldn't just shut that off, now that we had finally breathed our last.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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