phrasal
1. also the way of all the earth : the course or passage from life to death
the days of David drew nigh that he should die, and he charged his son Solomon, saying: I am going the way of all flesh — 3 Kings 2:1-2 (Douay Version)
this day I am going the way of all the earth — Jos 23:14 (Authorized Version)
2. : the common experience of all mankind