11 Metaphors for die

As if that dying of the little yellow flame were the signal for his death, there came to his ears a sharp hissing sound, a spark leaped up into the blackness before his eyes, and a slow, creeping glow came toward him over the rock at his feet.

" Dying was a subject the general did not much delight in although of conspicuous courage in the field; and he proceeded to his more important purpose"I could never find, although I have looked over our family tree so often, that we are in any manner related, Howell.

The die is Caste. ..............................

The die was castFrance must either conquer Europe, or Europe subdue France.

The glove is thrown, the die is castin an instant they are met in deadly battle.

But, as it is, the die is cast.

Dice are spotted cubes for gaming; dies are stamps for coining money, or for impressing metals.

If the poor die of starvation it is their fault, and not ours.

On Tuesday night, I witnessed the deathbed scene of a neighbour: dying is hard work.

Brought up as the child of the humble pair, she never suspects that the stranger who, years after, dies of yellow fever brought from New Orleans to Felix's hut is her father (1888).

Dying would be a much more gentlemanly way of meeting the difficulty.

11 Metaphors for  die