for life

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for life

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For the rest of a person's life.
idiomatic Very fast or strenuously, as if to save one's life.
Similar: for dear life

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prep_phrase for the rest of a person's life

हिन्दी	आजीवन ājīvan
Français	à vie, pour la vie
Deutsch	fürs Leben
Italiano	a vita
Ελληνικά	δια βίου dia víou
Română	pe viață
Русский	на всю жизнь na vsju žiznʹ, пожизненно požiznenno

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@misc{for_life_2026,
  title = {for life},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20life},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}