EUPHEMISMS
* We're teaching our toddler how to go potty (Idiom/slang 1. US: to use the toilet: used by children or when talking to children; “Do you have to go potty?” Dora asked. 2. UK, slang (become insane): You poor thing: you must be going potty with worry.
He carved "Gone, but not forgotten" on the tombstone (deceased, dead person), (also: Met his/her maker, Gave up the ghost, Checked out, Knocked on heaven's door, Kicked the bucket / can; Passed (probably the most common euphemism in use today); Passed away / on; Expired; Departed; Crossed over; Faded away; Got his/her wings ...
Didn’t Make It. This is yet another one meaning that someone has died, although we tend to say that someone didn’t make it if they were in an accident or fighting an illness, as it suggests that somebody didn’t make it through something.
He carved "Gone, but not forgotten" on the tombstone (deceased, dead person), (also: Met his/her maker, Gave up the ghost, Checked out, Knocked on heaven's door, Kicked the bucket / can; Passed (probably the most common euphemism in use today); Passed away / on; Expired; Departed; Crossed over; Faded away; Got his/her wings ...
Didn’t Make It. This is yet another one meaning that someone has died, although we tend to say that someone didn’t make it if they were in an accident or fighting an illness, as it suggests that somebody didn’t make it through something.
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