lose one's battle

noun

To succumb to a serious illness.

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Meanings

nounlose one's battle (third-person singular simple present loses one's battle, present participle losing one's battle, simple past and past participle lost one's battle)

present singular third person loses one's battle · participle present losing one's battle · participle past lost one's battle · past lost one's battle

  1. euphemisticidiomaticTo succumb to a serious illness.
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