Joking expressions for dying: “He ________.”
| KICKED THE BUCKET | 684 |
| CROAKED | 167 |
| PASSED OUT | 59 |
| KICKED OFF | 58 |
| PASSED ON | 57 |
| PASSED AWAY | 49 |
| TURNED UP HIS TOES | 37 |
| CASHED IN | 29 |
| GAVE UP THE GHOST | 20 |
| CONKED OUT | 18 |
| CASHED IN HIS CHIPS | 16 |
| KICKED OUT | 13 |
| BREATHED HIS LAST | 11 |
| CASHED IN HIS CHECKS | 10 |
| PASSED | 8 |
| PASSED IN HIS CHIPS | 8 |
| CHECKED OUT | 6 |
| EXPIRED | 5 |
| GIVE UP THE GHOST | 5 |
| KICKED IN | 4 |
| KICKED THE CAN | 4 |
| PASSED IN HIS CHECKS | 4 |
| SHUFFLED OFF | 4 |
| WENT TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND | 4 |
| CRAPPED OUT | 3 |
| CROAKED OUT | 3 |
| GIVEN UP THE GHOST | 3 |
| KEELED OVER | 3 |
| LEFT US | 3 |
| PASSED OVER | 3 |
| PASSING OUT | 3 |
| TURNED IN HIS CHECKS | 3 |
| BIT THE DUST | 2 |
| CAVED IN | 2 |
| CONKED OFF | 2 |
| CROAK | 2 |
| DIED | 2 |
| DIED WITH HIS BOOTS ON | 2 |
| FLEW THE COOP | 2 |
| GONE TO HIS REWARD | 2 |
| GONE TO MEET ST. PETER | 2 |
| KICKED UP HIS HEELS | 2 |
| LAID DOWN AND DIED | 2 |
| POOPED OUT | 2 |
| PUSHING UP DAISIES | 2 |
| QUIT | 2 |
| SHOVED OFF | 2 |
| ABOUT TO GO TO OLD GLORY | 1 |
| ALL WASHED UP | 1 |
| BEENDET | 1 |
| BOUGHT IT | 1 |
| BOUGHT THE FARM | 1 |
| BUZZED OFF | 1 |
| CALLED HOME | 1 |
| CALLED IT QUITS | 1 |
| CASH IN YOUR CHIPS | 1 |
| CASHED HIS CHECK | 1 |
| CASHED HIS CHIPS | 1 |
| CASHED IN HIS TICKETS | 1 |
| CHECKING IN HIS CHECKS | 1 |
| CHECKING OUT | 1 |
| CLICKED OFF | 1 |
| CONKED | 1 |
| COPPED OUT | 1 |
| CROAKED OFF | 1 |
| CROSSED JORDAN | 1 |
| CROSSED OVER JORDAN | 1 |
| CROSSED OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE | 1 |
| DEADER THAN A DOORNAIL | 1 |
| DEMISED | 1 |
| DEPARTED | 1 |
| DEPARTED THIS WORLD | 1 |
| DIDN’T MAKE IT | 1 |
| DOESN’T HAVE LONG TO LIVE | 1 |
| DROPPED DEAD | 1 |
| DROPPED OUT | 1 |
| DROPPED OUT QUICK | 1 |
| DYING UNPREPARED | 1 |
| FINI | 1 |
| FINISHED | 1 |
| FINISHED HIS COURSE | 1 |
| FREAKED OUT | 1 |
| GAVE ‘ER UP | 1 |
| GAVE UP | 1 |
| GEFINISHED | 1 |
| GIVE UP GHOST | 1 |
| GO TO MEET ONE’S MAKER | 1 |
| GO WEST | 1 |
| GO WHERE THE WOODBINE TWINES | 1 |
| GOING BACK TO CHINA | 1 |
| GOING BYE-BYE | 1 |
| GOING TO THE PEARLY GATE | 1 |
| GONE ACROSS | 1 |
| GONE FOREVER | 1 |
| GONE ON | 1 |
| GONE TO A BETTER WORLD | 1 |
| GONE TO GLORY | 1 |
| GONE TO HEAVEN | 1 |
| GONE TO HIS LONG HOME | 1 |
| GONE TO HIS MAKER | 1 |
| GONE TO THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND | 1 |
| GONE TO THE OLD FIELD | 1 |
| GONE TO THE PROMISED LAND | 1 |
| GOT A ONE-WAY TICKET | 1 |
| GOT TIRED OF LIVING | 1 |
| GOT WIPED OUT | 1 |
| HAD IT | 1 |
| HAPPIER NOW | 1 |
| HAS FINISHED | 1 |
| HAS GONE OVER THE HILL | 1 |
| HAS GONE TO GLORY | 1 |
| HAS GONE TO HELL ALIVE | 1 |
| HAS GOT A DATE AT THE GOLDEN GATE | 1 |
| HAS ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE | 1 |
| HAS WENT OVER THE HUMP | 1 |
| HIS TIME IS UP | 1 |
| HIS TOES ARE TURNED UP | 1 |
| HIS TOES TURNED UP | 1 |
| HIS TROUBLES ARE OVER | 1 |
| HIS TURN CAME UP | 1 |
| HOLE IS DEEP ENOUGH | 1 |
| HOPPED THE TWIG | 1 |
| IN THE DUMPS | 1 |
| IN THE ICEBOX | 1 |
| IS A DEAD DUCK | 1 |
| IS ALL GONE | 1 |
| IS DEAD JUST NOW | 1 |
| IS DONE FOR | 1 |
| IS DOOMED | 1 |
| IS EXPIRING | 1 |
| IS GOING OUT NORTH | 1 |
| IS GONE | 1 |
| IS GONE BEYOND | 1 |
| IS LEAVING THIS WORLD | 1 |
| IS ON HIS WAY OUT | 1 |
| IS THROUGH | 1 |
| JOINED HIS MAKER | 1 |
| JOINED THE GREAT BEYOND | 1 |
| JOINING THE ANGELS | 1 |
| KICKED THE BUCK | 1 |
| KICKED UP HIS TOES | 1 |
| KICKING OUT | 1 |
| KNOCKED OFF | 1 |
| KNOCKED OUT | 1 |
| LEAVE THIS VALE OF TEARS | 1 |
| LEFT HERE | 1 |
| LEFT THESE MORTAL COILS | 1 |
| LEFT THIS EARTH | 1 |
| LEFT THIS WORLD | 1 |
| MADE IT IN | 1 |
| MAKE A DIE OF IT | 1 |
| MEET YOUR MAKER | 1 |
| MET HIS MAKER | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| NO LONGER WITH US | 1 |
| NOT WITH US ANY MORE | 1 |
| ON HIS WAY OUT | 1 |
| PASS ON | 1 |
| PASS OUT | 1 |
| PASSED OFF | 1 |
| PASSED ON TO GLORY | 1 |
| PASSED OUT OF THE PICTURE | 1 |
| PASSED OUT ON ME | 1 |
| PASSED OVER THE RIVER | 1 |
| PASSED THE BUCK | 1 |
| PASSED THREE FIVES | 1 |
| PETERED OUT | 1 |
| PLAYED OUT | 1 |
| POPPED OFF | 1 |
| PRESENTED HIS PASSPORTS | 1 |
| PULLED A PIN | 1 |
| PUSHING DAISIES | 1 |
| PUSHING UP THE DAISIES | 1 |
| PUT US DOWN | 1 |
| REACHED THE END OF HIS ROPE | 1 |
| SAID GOODBYE | 1 |
| SCRATCHED | 1 |
| SHAKING HANDS WITH ST. PETER | 1 |
| SIGNED HIS LAST CHECK | 1 |
| SIGNED OFF | 1 |
| SLIPPED HIS WIND | 1 |
| SLIPPED OUT | 1 |
| STEPPED OFF THE PLANK | 1 |
| STEPPED OUT | 1 |
| STEPPED OVER INTO HEAVEN | 1 |
| STOPPED BREATHING | 1 |
| SUN SET FOR HIM | 1 |
| TAKING A LONG JOURNEY | 1 |
| THE END | 1 |
| THEY PLANTED HIM IN THE CITY OF DEATH | 1 |
| THREW HIS LAST BREATH | 1 |
| THREW IN HIS CHIPS | 1 |
| THREW IN THE CHIPS | 1 |
| THROWED IN HIS HAT | 1 |
| THROWN IN THE SPONGE | 1 |
| TOOK OUT | 1 |
| TOOK THE LAST PAY CHECK | 1 |
| TOOK WINGS AND FLEW | 1 |
| TURNED HIS TOES TO THE DAISIES | 1 |
| TURNED HIS TOES UP | 1 |
| TURNED IN HIS CHIPS | 1 |
| TURNED UP HIS HEELS | 1 |
| UP AND DIED | 1 |
| WAS CONKING OUT | 1 |
| WENT OFF AND DIED | 1 |
| WENT OFF THE DEEP END | 1 |
| WENT OUT | 1 |
| WENT OVER THE HILL | 1 |
| WENT OVER TO THE BIG HOUSE | 1 |
| WENT THE WAY OF ALL FLESH | 1 |
| WENT TO DAVY JONES | 1 |
| WENT TO MEET HIS MAKER | 1 |
| WENT TO THE GREAT BEYOND | 1 |
| WENT UP THE SPOUT | 1 |
| WENT WEST | 1 |
| WIGGED OUT | 1 |
| WINKED OUT | 1 |
| WON’T GET BETTER | 1 |
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