snuffed it
Breathed one's last
Snuffed it is British slang meaning died, often used with dark humor or understatement: Poor old Harold finally snuffed it last Tuesday.
The expression comes from snuffing out a candle—extinguishing the flame of life.
It's informal and somewhat irreverent, inappropriate for solemn contexts.
- diedCeased to live
- passed awayDied, said gently
- expiredNo longer in effect
- perishedCeased living violently
- deceasedNo longer living
demised · kicked the bucket · departed · croaked · pushing up daisies · bit the dust · worm food · gone · bought the farm · dying · checked out · gone west · succumbed · crossed over · shuffled off this mortal coil · six feet under · killed · met one's maker
outcome of peril
snuffed itsurvived
Remained alive through hardship
made it · pulled through · came through · beat the odds · walked away