going west
Traveling toward sunset
Going west is a euphemism for dying, from the association of sunset and the western horizon with endings and death.
The phrase appears in various forms: He's going west, She went west last Tuesday.
In British slang, particularly from World War I, it described soldiers killed in action.
Something that goes west may also be ruined or lost: My plans for the weekend went west.
Moving by or temporary
- demiseCessation of existence
- departureAct of going away
- afterlifeExistence beyond mortality
- beyondFarther than something
eternal rest · crossing over · final journey · ancestors · mortality · quietus · sunset years · last ride
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- wagon trainPioneers' covered convoy
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
territory · gold rush · prospectors · manifest destiny · exploration · expedition · trailblazers · prairie schooner
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- afterglowLingering light or feeling
sundown · evening · skyline · silhouette · shadows · nightfall · amber light · red sky
Movement to new territory
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transitionChange from one state
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
- emigrationLeaving homeland permanently
journey · movement · displacement · fresh start · new beginning · leaving home · starting over · opportunity
passing
Moving by or temporary
beyond · eternal rest · crossing over · final journey · ancestors · mortality · quietus · sunset years · last ride · twilight
pioneers
First to explore territory
- settlersThose who establish homes
- wagon trainPioneers' covered convoy
- Oregon TrailEmigrant route westward
homestead · territory · gold rush · prospectors · manifest destiny · exploration · expedition · trailblazers · prairie schooner · covered wagon
twilight
Light after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
afterglow · sundown · evening · skyline · silhouette · shadows · nightfall · amber light · red sky · glow
migration
Movement to new territory
- relocationPermanent change of residence
- transitionChange from one state
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
emigration · journey · movement · displacement · fresh start · new beginning · leaving home · starting over · opportunity · greener pastures
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- WWI Slangdoughboy, Tommy, Hun, Fritz, Jerry
going westeastbound
Heading toward sunrise
heading east · eastward · going south · northbound · southbound
going westsurviving
Remaining alive or intact
living · pulling through · staying alive · recovering · hanging on
goes, went, gone, going, goer, goers, west, western, westerly