mortal coilliterary life or the state of being alive 尘世的烦扰;活着 when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil (=died) 哈伯德撒手尘寰时
mortal coil• Times had certainly changed since he had shuffled off the old mortal coil.• Morse and Meldrew both shuffled off this mortal coil and the telly world is diminished by their passing.
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