the way of all flesh

The now commonly-used English idiom “the way of all flesh” (meaning to die or to spoil) was first coined in 1582 in the Douay Rheims Version (but not in the King James Version / Authorized Version). (Source: Crystal 2010, p. 298)

For other idioms in English that were coined by Bible translation, see here.

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