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Life-or-death   /laɪf-ɔr-dɛθ/   Listen
Life-or-death

adjective
1.
Vitally important.  Synonym: life-and-death.






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"Life-or-death" Quotes from Famous Books



... for my life was to run. I wheeled my horse and started for the railroad. Brigham struck out as if he comprehended that this was a life-or-death matter. On reaching the next ridge I looked around and saw the Indians, evidently well mounted, and coming for me full speed. Brigham put his whole strength into the flight, and for a few minutes did some of the prettiest running I ever saw. But ...
— An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) • Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)



Words linked to "Life-or-death" :   important, crucial



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