live to fight another day

verb

To persist despite a failure or difficulty.

Meanings

verblive to fight another day (third-person singular simple present lives to fight another day, present participle living to fight another day, simple past and past participle lived to fight another day)

present singular third person lives to fight another day · participle present living to fight another day · participle past lived to fight another day · past lived to fight another day · alternative live to see another day

  1. To persist despite a failure or difficulty.
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