Meanings
nounlife and limb pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyExistence together with the bodily faculties.
Those kids are risking life and limb when they go inside that old abandoned house: it might collapse on their heads.
Synonyms: life and member
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExistence together with the bodily faculties.
Similar
life and member
Origin
A reference to a person risking the loss of their life and injury to their limbs (arms and legs).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish henki ja terveys
- henki ja terveysexistence together with the bodily faculties
German Leib und Leben
- Leib und Lebenexistence together with the bodily faculties
Polish życie i zdrowie
- życie i zdrowieexistence together with the bodily faculties
Russian жизнь и здоро́вье
- жизнь и здоро́вье (žiznʹ i zdoróvʹje)existence together with the bodily faculties
Swedish liv och lem
- liv och lemexistence together with the bodily faculties
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with life and limb
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
life and limb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20and%20limb
MLA
“life and limb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20and%20limb. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “life and limb,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/life%20and%20limb.
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