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# gone to meet his maker

phrase (verb phrase: go to meet your maker, has gone to meet his/her maker; also «meet one's maker»)

«gone to meet his maker» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

1. (euphemism) died (the «maker» is God, who made the person).
2. (humorous) broken or destroyed: «the old toaster has gone to meet its maker».

### In the lessons

A slightly old-fashioned, often humorous or dramatic way to say someone has died; used in stories, films, jokes and gossip. All regions. Too jokey for a real funeral.

### Examples

- The old pirate has gone to meet his maker.
- In the film, the villain falls off the cliff and goes to meet his maker.
- My old laptop has gone to meet its maker.
- Great-grandad went to meet his maker at ninety-nine.
- "If you drive like that, you'll meet your maker," Dad warned.
- The cowboy said, "Prepare to meet your maker!"
- The goldfish has gone to meet his maker.
- It's too jokey to use in a sympathy card.

### Note

Trap: «maker» means God, not a factory. Can sound cold or funny about a real death. Plain word: died.