snuff it

snʌf ɪt

Definition of snuff it - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

casual death

Rare

die in a casual or informal way

Rare

He snuff it before anyone could help.
The old sailor snuff it during the storm.
If the engine snuffs it, the convoy will stop.

croak

kick the bucket

pass away

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Expressions with snuff

snuff out

extinguish a flame or light

She snuffed out the candle before bed.

up to snuff

adj.

meeting the required standard

Her work is not up to snuff.

snuff user

person who uses snuff tobacco regularly or occasionally

He was known as a regular snuff user among his friends.

snuff movie

film showing an actual murder for entertainment

The police investigated the illegal distribution of a snuff movie..

snuff-brown

adj.

greyish to dark yellow-brown tone, like powdered tobacco

The jacket was snuff-brown, a muted yellow-brown.

fairy snuff

slang term meaning agreement or acceptance

He said fairy snuff to end the argument.

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French:passer l'arme à droite, ...
German:abkratzen, ...
Italian:tirare le cuoia, ...
Spanish:palmarla, ...
Portuguese:bater a bota, ...
Chinese:翘辫子, ...
Japanese:くたばる, ...
Arabic:مَاتَ, ...
Hebrew:לִפְגּוֹעַ בַּחַיִּים, ...
Russian:сыграть в ящик, ...
Ukrainian:відкинути копита, ...
Hindi:मृत हो जाना, ...
Bengali:দুনিয়া ছেড়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:palmar-la, ...
Czech:natáhnout bačkory, ...
Danish:dø, ...
Dutch:het loodje leggen, ...
Greek:τα τινάζω, ...
Hungarian:feldobni a talpát, ...
Khmer:ងាប់, ...
Korean:가버리다, ...
Persian:سوت کشیدن, ...
Polish:wyciągnąć kopyta, ...
Portuguese (BR):bater as botas, ...
Romanian:a da colțul, ...
Swedish:kola av, ...
Thai:ไปซะแล้ว, ...
Turkish:göçmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngủm củ tỏi, ...

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