DEATH idioms

Posted by Anastasia on October 18, 2002

Hello!
I am interested very much in any idioms concerning death, especially the origination of such idioms as:
to dance the Paddington frisk/Tyburn jig/, to go west, to take a back number, to ride the mare, etc.
Thanks.

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