It is a softer way of saying "died."
No, it is a statement that someone is a good student. Idioms are things that don't make sense unless you know the hidden meaning, like "Mr. Jones passed away."
It means to pass away, as in a storm that blows over and is gone.
"Zippity split" is an idiomatic expression meaning "hurry up," "right away," or "very quickly."
It means to die away or slack off. When something peters out, it gradually disappears.It's phrase that describes something that fades away gradually.
It's not an idiom. It means just what it sounds like -- someone or something is gone away forever, they're no longer here.
It's an expression referring to the feeling that one gets when completely taken by someone, carried away, swept away (all emotionally). It's basically like making someone fall in love with you in a short period of time. so " are you trying to sweep me away? " which it's gonna be " are you trying to make me fall (in love) with you? "
"Blew me away" is an idiomatic expression meaning to be greatly impressed or astonished by something. It conveys a sense of surprise and overwhelming admiration, often in response to an exceptional performance, experience, or revelation. The phrase suggests that the impact was so strong that it metaphorically took one's breath away.
A Short distance, as in, you could throw a stone that far.
it originated because people found it too difficult to say "is dead". It is an English expression. ___ Hardly. The original phrase was 'passed on' i.e. they have passed through this vale of tears and into Heaven. This became 'passed away'. In turn this has given way to the recent, and deeply irritating, Americanism 'passed'. Which to me always sounds like someone's just successfully completed an exam.
passed awayverb(euphemism) (past of, pass away) (to die)
"Both my grandparents had passed away"
Passed Away was created on 1992-04-24.