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life–and–death
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life–and–death
(adjective)
life–and–death
adjective
life–and–death
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of LIFE–AND–DEATH
:
extremely important and serious especially because your survival or life may depend on success
They were engaged in a
life-and-death
struggle.
He plays every game like it's
life-and-death
.
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a matter of life and death
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