go west

Idioms and Phrases

Die, as in He declared he wasn't ready to go west just yet . This expression has been ascribed to a Native American legend that a dying man goes to meet the setting sun. However, it was first recorded in a poem of the early 1300s: “Women and many a willful man, As wind and water have gone west.”

Example Sentences

It’s now a distinct possibility: Netflix will campaign for Wiig and co-writer Sean Douglas in the original song category for the folksy comic ditty “Harper and Will Go West,” from the forthcoming documentary “Will & Harper,” the company confirmed exclusively to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

But as its nine “chapters” proceed from “Go West” to “End of the Wild,” with stops at gold, God and genocide, the history and satire begin to short circuit each other.

From New York Times

“Steve, you go west. Raj and I will head east along the ridge.”

From Literature

Those won’t go west of Oklahoma, though, according to scientists.

From Seattle Times

The last episode of the Hairy Bikers Go West has aired, just weeks after the death of Dave Myers.

From BBC

Related Words

• betray
• bolt
• depart
• escape
• flee
• forsake
• give up
• quit
• vacate