sell one's life dearly

verb

To do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.

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Meanings

verbsell one's life dearly (third-person singular simple present sells one's life dearly, present participle selling one's life dearly, simple past and past participle sold one's life dearly)

present singular third person sells one's life dearly · participle present selling one's life dearly · participle past sold one's life dearly · past sold one's life dearly

  1. idiomaticTo do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.

Translations

Finnish myydä nahkansa kalliisti
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APA

sell one's life dearly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20one's%20life%20dearly

MLA

“sell one's life dearly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20one's%20life%20dearly. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sell one's life dearly,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sell%20one's%20life%20dearly.

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