gone west
No longer living
Gone west means dead or destroyed.
The phrase comes from the sun setting in the west, suggesting an ending or departure.
Someone who has gone west has died; equipment that has gone west has broken down beyond repair.
The expression is somewhat old-fashioned, more common in British than American English.
- fallenHaving dropped down
- departedHaving left
- deceasedNo longer living
- demisedConveyed by inheritance
- kicked the bucketDied, colloquially
bought the farm · passed away · no longer with us · met their maker · vanished · expired · collapsed · missing · destroyed · wrecked · terminated · croaked · six feet under · pushing up daisies · kaput · forgotten · bankrupt · sunset