How to Pronounce "breathe your last"
expression
BREETH-yer-LAST
breedh-yaw-LAHST
Definition
To die; to take one's last breath and pass away. This is a poetic and gentle way to say someone has died.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹið/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫæs/, /ˈɫæst
British English
bɹˈiːð/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɑːst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BREETH-yer-LAST
UK
breedh-yaw-LAHST
Listen in Context
After a long illness, he finally breathed his last.
Many heroes breathed their last on the battlefield.
She breathed her last peacefully in her sleep.
The old oak finally breathed its last after standing for centuries.