骨ほねになる

expression, godan verb (-ru)

to die; to become bones

Idiomatic expression meaning 'to die', literally 'to become bones'. Used in a somewhat blunt or informal way.

• こんなところで骨ほねになるわけにはいかない。

  I can't die in a place like this.

• 彼かれは戦せん場じょうで骨ほねになった。

  He died on the battlefield.