Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticDesperately
Basel continued to defend for their lives while occasionally threatening on the break.
2011 December 7, David Ornstein, “FC Basel 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport - idiomaticWhatsoever, at all
No backup plan / And I can't sing for my life
2025, Fraxiom, “now 2”, performed by Food House
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish kuin henkensä edestä
- kuin henkensä edestäextremely desperately
Polish za Boga, za skarby świata
- za Bogaextremely desperately
- za skarby świataextremely desperately
Cite this entry
APA
for one's life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20one's%20life
MLA
“for one's life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20one's%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for one's life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20one's%20life.
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