for dear life

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for dear life

adverb

idiomatic, not comparable Desperately. Paolo sat crosslegged on his bench, stitching away for dear life.
Similar: for life

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@misc{for_dear_life_2026,
  title = {for dear life},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20dear%20life},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}