| 词汇 | going the way of all flesh |
| 释义 | (redirected from going the way of all flesh)go the way of all flesh1. To die. Great-Uncle Edmund is not looking good at all. He might go the way of all flesh sooner rather than later. 2. To expire. Ugh, this milk smells like it's gone the way of all flesh. go the way of all fleshDie, as in Our dog's gone the way of all flesh and I'm not sure we'll get another. This expression is actually a misquotation from the Bible, which has it to go the way of all the earth (I Kings 2:2; Joshua 22:14), also meaning "to die." go the way of all fleshdie or come to an end.In the Authorized Version of the Bible all flesh is used to refer to all human and animal life. go the way of all ˈfleshdie or come to an end: Poor old Johnson has gone the way of all flesh, and the world is certainly a poorer place for it.This expression is associated with the Bible. It was made famous by the book ‘The Way of All Flesh’ (1903) by Samuel Butler.go the way of all flesh1. To die. 2. To come to an end. |
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