屍しかばねをさらす

expression, godan verb (-su)

die on the battlefield; leave one's corpse exposed

Literary or dramatic expression for dying in battle, often with a sense of honor or tragedy. The image is of a corpse left exposed on the field.

• 彼かれは祖そ国こくのために屍しかばねをさらした。

  He died on the battlefield for his homeland.