An indirect way to describe death in order to avoid the topic and in a way that is implied and less shocking. The following is a list of death euphemisms::

• end of the ball game
• cash in one's chips
• jump the last hurdle
• out of the game
• pass in one's chips
• race is run; ran the good race
• struck out
• thrown for a loss
• throw in the sponge
• trumped
• is knocked out or KO'd