shuffle off this mortal coil
He tried to run away because that was the only opportunity to shuffle off his responsibility.
Use your brains , you will find men have so much usage, how can you shuffle off him?
The kids shuffle off, rinsing the "wound" under cold water, packing it with gauze, and pretending to take their charges to the hospital.
You are old. You live alone. You suffer a heart attack. You cannot raise the alarm. You die. That, unfortunately, is the way that many people in the rich world shuffle off this mortal coil.
