"passer l'arme à gauche" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /pa.se l‿aʁ.m‿a ɡoʃ/, /pɑ.se l‿aʁ.m‿a ɡoʃ/ Forms: passer l’ arme à gauche [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “pass the weapon to the left”. When right-handed soldiers needed to reload their rifle in the 17th century, they would hold it in their left hand to make it easier. However, long walks across battlefields were tedious and left reloading soldiers easy targets. Etymology templates: {{m-g|pass the weapon to the left}} “pass the weapon to the left”, {{lit|pass the weapon to the left}} Literally, “pass the weapon to the left” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} passer l’arme à gauche
  1. (informal) to kick the bucket, to die Tags: informal Categories (topical): Death Synonyms: y passer, y rester
    Sense id: en-passer_l'arme_à_gauche-fr-verb-m-Vy3SGv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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