Turn (one's) face to the wall verb phrase euphemism
To die
Mary bore her long illness with great fortitude, but finally she turned her face to the wall.
I can't believe that he turned his face to the wall.
To die or pass away
1. To pass away
2. To depart suddenly
1. One's success has gone down or ended.
2. One has passed away.
To die
The verb "turn" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase is derived from the Bible.
To overcome some disadvantage or get out of a bad situation when you have already lost a lot of time for it
We love Tim but we all think that it's impossible he can make up leeway and win first place in the race.