The French expression “passer l’arme à gauche” translates literally to “to pass the firearm to the left hand”. Note that this is an informal and slang expression.
English meaning:
- to kick the bucket
French meaning:
- mourir – to die
Example sentence:
- J’ai une triste nouvelle à te dire : Géralde a passe l’arme a gauche. De toute facon, personne le l’aimais ! I have a sad piece of new to tell you. Geralde kicked the bucket. In any case, nobody liked him!
Related expression:
- casser sa pipe – Literally: to break his pipe (another slang expression)
