mortal coil

English - Turkish

Definition of mortal coil in English Turkish dictionary

yaşam kargaşası

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shuffle off this mortal coil

ahreti boylamak

English - English

Definition of mortal coil in English English dictionary

The physical body of man (containing the spirit inside)

She escaped her mortal coil and moved out, looking back at herself as she stood motionless, clutching the stone that had become the link between her body and her spirit.

The chaos and confusion of life

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shuffle off this mortal coil

To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body

What dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause —William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

Hyphenation

mor·tal coil

Turkish pronunciation

môrtıl koyl

Pronunciation

/ˈmôrtəl ˈkoil/ /ˈmɔːrtəl ˈkɔɪl/

Etymology

() Alluding to this quotation: * circa 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, act III, scene 1: *: For in that sleepe of death, what dreames may come, / When we haue shuffel'd off this mortall coile, / Must giue vs pawse. The two senses result from two interpretations of the word coil, one taking it to mean “tumult, confusion, fuss”, the other “case, wrapping”. In either case, the phrase “shuffle off this mortal coil” must mean “die”.