Idiom
slip the cable
Meaning
To die.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The old sailor finally slipped the cable last night.”
“After a long and difficult illness, the captain peacefully slipped the cable surrounded by his family.”
“As the sun dipped below the horizon, the weary traveler slipped the cable, leaving behind the burdens of a long and storied life.”
Examples
simple
“The old sailor finally slipped the cable last night.”
contextual
“After a long and difficult illness, the captain peacefully slipped the cable surrounded by his family.”
complex
“As the sun dipped below the horizon, the weary traveler slipped the cable, leaving behind the burdens of a long and storied life.”
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