shuffle off this mortal coil
To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
For in that ſleepe of death, what dreames may come, / When we haue ſhuffel'd off this mortall coile, / Muſt giue vs pawſe.
coil
/kɔɪl/
noun 8verb 5name 1
Collocations
11(noun.)
ADJ
neat, tight
thick
The rope formed thick coils on the deck of the boat.
COIL + VERB
unwind
PREP
in a ~
The garden hose lay in a coil on the grass after we finished watering.
~ of
The plumber used a coil of copper tubing to fix the leaky pipes under the sink.
(verb.)
ADV
tightly | loosely | neatly
up
She coiled up the garden hose before storing it in the shed.
PREP
around/round
The garden hose coiled around the tap after we finished watering the plants.
into
The rope coiled into a tight spiral on the deck.
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