mortal coil

The troubles of daily life. From Shakespeare's Hamlet.

For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause.

by Mason W December 8, 2007

mortal coil

Life as we know it; often looked upon with negative connotations.

Until the day we shed this mortal coil, we must live life to its fullest.

by Mike Snyder February 15, 2005

Mortal Coil

The Mortal Coil is the understanding that we have been given the greatest gift, the gift of life, and with this gift we have also been given the knowledge that it will be taken away from us one day due to our mortality.

We all ,as conscious beings on this Earth, must come to our own terms with "The Mortal Coil".

by Shaun Kernahan August 27, 2008

Mortal Coil

The poetic terms for the troubles of life and suffering of the world.
(to shuffle off this mortal coil has been used to reference death)

God, I cannot wait to yeet the fuck off this mortal coil.

by can u not my wayward friend March 3, 2019