the last call

the last call
   death
   In various other combinations also, sometimes referring to the dead person's occupation or interests. Thus the last call tends to be taken by actors or actresses, who make their last bow, although never their last curtsey. Cowboys head for the last round-up but those of us who pay the last debt may in fact die insolvent. The last trump is not for card players only but for those who hear the call to the seat of judgment. The last end and the last resting place are specific, at least until the resurrection, as is the last voyage or the last journey:
    Just before the armistice George made his last journey to Banbury; a month later everyone in the village knew he was near the last journey of all. (Tyrrell, 1973)
   See also at your last.

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