If it's not pulling my leg, then I would guess it meant...that all the Erasers are taking dirt naps.
"But the hostages are safe, four of the terrorists are taking a dirt nap, and one thing is certain."
Explanation: He was left for dead in Italy and marked a goner several times in hospitals, and he'd be taking the dirt nap today if not for his interminable spirit.
Art Buchwald has looked straight on at his own dirt nap, with liberating results.
Fudgepacker takes a dirt nap.
I thought with those two Erasers taking dirt naps, we'd be free and clear, at least for a while.
So he has been preparing for what he calls his impending "dirt nap."
"For almost 10 years Dave's been betting on the actress to take a dirt nap," said a specialist in Motorola options.
People took dirt naps.
"And I'll keep swinging until I take a dirt nap."