протянуть ноги

• ПРОТЯНУТЬ <ВЫТЯНУТЬ> НОГИ coll

[VP; subj: human or animal]

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⇒ to cease living:

- X протянул ноги{{}}≈ X died;

- [of a person only] X turned up his toes;

- X gave up the ghost.

     ♦ "Вот он [Караман] и вытянул ноги, кое-как продержавшись пять лет" (Искандер 3). "Не [Karaman] lasted five years, and now he's turned up his toes" (3a).

     ♦ "Вот тут мой и дом, и огород, тут и ноги протяну!" (Гончаров 1). [context transl] "This is my house and garden, right here, and this is where they'll lay me out!" (1b).