lose one's life
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lose one's life
verb loses one's life · losing one's life · lost one's life
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To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
The people so highly resented this law, that our histories tell us, there have been six rebellions raised on that account; wherein one emperor lost his life.
Similar: assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy the farm
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verb to die
| 中文 | 喪生 /丧生 sàngshēng |
|---|---|
| Português | perder a vida |
| Français | perdre la vie |
| Deutsch | ums Leben kommen, umkommen |
| Italiano | perdere la vita |
| Русский | погиба́ть pogibátʹ, поги́бнуть pogíbnutʹ, расстава́ться с жи́знью rasstavátʹsja s žíznʹju, расста́ться с жи́знью rasstátʹsja s žíznʹju |
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