went west
Departed this life
Went west means died or was destroyed—from the association of the setting sun with endings and death.
The phrase often carries a casual or euphemistic tone: My old laptop finally went west.
It can also mean something went badly wrong or failed completely: Our vacation plans went west when the airline canceled.
- perishedCeased living violently
- dustFine settled particles
- diedCeased to live
- kicked the bucketDied, colloquially
- bought the farmSlang for dying
gone for good · trail · expired · crossed over · vanished · passed · sunset · departed · migrated · traveled · horizon · journey · ventured · trekked · pioneer · frontier · faded · cowboys
went westsurvived
Remained alive through hardship
lived · came back · pulled through · made it · recovered
went westheld up
Delayed or robbed
survived · kept going · held together · lasted · came through
went, west, underwent, undergone, western, westerly, westward, westerner, westerners