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LIFE flora and fauna plants and animals. (Latin. Fixed order.)The magazine story described the flora and fauna of Panama.We went for a hike in the Finnish wilderness hoping to learn all about the local flora and fauna. never in one's life not in one's experience.Never in my life have I been so insulted!He said that never in his life had he seen such an ugly painting. vale of tears the earth; mortal life on earth. (A "valley" of tears.)When it comes time for me to leave this vale of tears, I hope I can leave some worthwhile memories behind.Uncle Fred left this vale of tears early this morning.
life Ⅰ noun life imprisonment AUSTRALIA, 1833.► go for your lifeto partake enthusiastically; to go all out AUSTRALIA, 1920.► have a life; get a lifeto enjoy a well-rounded life including work, family, friends and interests US, 1985.► in the lifehomosexual US, 1963.► not for the life of youexpresses the impossibilty of your doing, understanding 'something', etc. Hyperbole UK, 1809.► the life1. the criminal lifestyle; the lifestyle of prostitution US, 1916.2. the business and lifestyle of professional wrestling US, 1999.► there's life in the old dog yet; there's life in the old girl yethe, or she, is still very much alive, and, especially, capable of sexual activity UK, 1857 Ⅱ ⇨ life and death; life noun breath, especially bad breath. Rhyming slang UK, 1992
idiomlife► be the bane of sb's life/existence► the change of life► be made (for life) makeanything for a quiet life BrEBrEspoken used in order to say that you will agree to something, or allow someone to do something, because it is easier than arguing:Once my wife decides we need new carpets or something, I know it's best to let her have her way - anything for a quiet life."Please come and help me choose Ann's present - you're much better at these things than me." "All right, all right - anything for a quiet life."a charmed lifeLucky a life in which someone is always lucky, so that even when they are in dangerous or difficult situations, nothing bad happens to them:By Samson's own admission, he's led a charmed life, having survived a train crash and a car accident.I'd been out of school less than two days, and I was on the radio. It was the start of what seemed like a charmed life.can't/couldn't do sth to save your lifespoken used in order to say that someone has never been able to do something:Don't even mention music to me - I can't read music to save my life.Kenny cannot give directions to save his life, even if he's got the map right in front of him.can't/couldn't for the life of mespoken used in order to say that you are having a lot of trouble doing something:I couldn't for the life of me think of what to get my wife for her birthday that was personal and romantic.I can't for the life of me get this jar open. Can you do it?do sth for dear lifeto hold or hang onto something with all your strength in order to avoid being hurt, or because you are very frightened:I was sitting in the garden when I saw a cat, hanging on to a branch of the tree for dear life.Frank grabbed Hamway's right arm and started running for dear life.NoteThis idiom is most frequently used with verbs like 'hold on' or 'run' because people are usually talking about a dangerous situation when they use it. However, you may hear people use it in a slightly humorous way with other verbs I was writing for dear life on the last essay question when they called time. get a life!spoken said when you are annoyed with someone because you think that they are boring or lazy:"What would you say if someone you'd just met kept asking you who you are going out with?" "I'd say, 'go away, get a life!'"That woman needs to get a life - all she does is sit at her window watching the neighbors.its a dog's lifesaid when you are complaining about how difficult your life is, often used humorously to show that life is really quite good:Poor thing, it's a dog's life for him - he's got the house, an old car, and a sick mother-in-law to take care of.It's a dog's life isn't it - all this sunshine and good food.(as) large as life(also (as) big as life AmE)spoken used in order to emphasize that it is true that someone is with you or near you:I looked up, and there was Rollins - standing there as large as life. We hadn't seen or heard from him in more than two years.I was walking along the beach, and I saw the seals, big as life - and they didn't run away.larger than lifeused about a person, situation, story etc which seems more exciting or interesting than ordinary people or situations, with the result that they do not seem to be real:Pete Waterman is larger than life. He loves trains, so he owns one, he breeds ornamental fish and owns a fish farm in Japan.Army sergeants are often much larger than life - it takes a big personality to bend a squad of twenty young men to your will.Science fiction tends to be larger than life, with stark contrasts between good and evil.larger-than-life: The chef is a larger-than-life character who is genuinely passionate about producing exquisite meals from the very best ingredients.the life and soul of the party BrEBrEthe life of the party AmEFun/like doing sth used about someone who is funny and entertaining in social situations:He spent his evenings in the local pub, The Royal Oak, where he apparently became the life and soul of the party.I'm somewhat shy, which means I'm not usually the life and soul of anyone's party.life in the fast lanean exciting way of living that involves dangerous and expensive activities:Although it might be hard to believe, Bette Midler told us that life in the fast lane wasn't for her.The wedding guests included bank presidents and plenty of people who live life in the Hollywood fast lane.Richard died at the age of 30, just as his life was about to move into the fast lane.life is (just) a bowl of cherriesold-fashioned used in order to say that life is pleasant and fun ◆ often used in the negative:It takes a long time to learn that life isn't a bowl of cherries - it's full of ups and downs.life's too shortpointlessspoken said when you do not want to worry, get angry, or work too hard, because these things waste time that could be spent doing more pleasant things:I'm not going to get upset about it. What's the point? Life's too short.I love to entertain, but life's too short for fancy cooking. I'd rather have a cocktail party.live/lead the life of Rileyused in order to say that someone has a very comfortable, easy life without having to work hard or worry about money:Who knows where Tom is now - maybe in Tangiers, living the life of Riley .In our third year of university, we moved into a flat on St John Street and led the life of Riley.not on your life!spoken used in order to emphasize that your answer to a question is definitely 'no':I'm not going to the hospital - not on your life!"Do you ever call Melissa 'Missy'?" "Not on your life! She'd kill me."put/place your life in sb's handsto put yourself in a situation where someone is responsible for what happens to you:Jenna wasn't ready to put her life in the hands of any man.It's scary placing your life in the hands of a doctor you've never even met before.sb's life is in your hands: As a teacher you sometimes feel that these children's lives are in your hands. —compare take your life in your (own) handstake your life in your (own) handsto do something that is dangerous or risky:The roads are so bad in places that if you drive over 40, you're taking your life in your hands.Police said the 12-year-old had taken his life in his own hands when he swallowed seven pieces of crack cocaine to avoid arrest. —compare put/place your life in sb's hands
See:- (I'll) see you in another life
- (important) milestone in (one's) life
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- (one's) life is in (someone's) hands
- (one's) mission in life
- (something) gives me life
- a dog's life
- a fact of life
- a lease of life
- a legend in (one's) own lifetime
- a life of its own
- a matter of life and death
- a matter of life or death
- a new lease of life
- a new lease on life
- a slice of life
- a walk of life
- a/the/somebody's way of life
- all (one's) life is worth
- all (one's) life's worth
- all walks of life
- Art is long and life is short
- as big as life
- as if (one's) life depends on it
- as large as life
- as much as (one's) life is worth
- at (one's) time of life
- at my, your, etc. time of life
- bane of (one's) existence
- be (all) part of life's rich pageant
- be (all) part of life's rich tapestry
- be (one's) life
- be another of life's great mysteries
- be fighting for (one's)/its life
- be fighting for your life
- be in fear of (one's) life
- be larger than life
- be somebody's life
- be the life and soul of the party
- be the light of (one's) life
- be the spice of life
- be/go in fear of your life
- beat (one) to within an inch of (one's) life
- beer and skittles, (life is) not all
- best things in life are free
- bet bottom dollar
- bet one’s bottom dollar
- bet your bottom dollar
- bet your bottom dollar/your life
- bet your life
- between life and death
- big as life
- bowl of cherries, life is just a
- Bread is the staff of life
- breathe (new) life into (someone or something)
- breathe life into
- breathe life into something
- bring (someone or something) back to life
- bring (someone or something) to life
- bring back to life
- bring somebody/something to life
- bring to life
- cannot for the life of me/him/her/us/them
- can't (do something) to save (one's) life
- can't do something to save your life
- can't for the life of me
- cat-and-dog life
- change of life
- charmed life
- charmed life, to bear (lead) a
- claim a life
- claim a/the/(one's) life
- come alive
- come to life
- couldn't (do something) to save (one's) life
- depart this life
- do anything for a quiet life
- dog's life
- end (one's) days
- end (one's) life
- end your days/life
- eternal life
- evening of life
- every walk of life
- fact of life
- facts of life
- fail at life
- fast lane
- fast lane/track, in/on the
- fight for (one's) life
- fight for life
- fixed for life
- for (one's) life
- for dear life
- for life
- for the life of
- for the life of (one)
- for the life of me
- for the life of one
- frighten the life out of
- frighten the life out of (one)
- frighten the life out of someone
- frighten/scare the life out of somebody
- full of life
- get a life
- Get a life!
- get out with (one's) life
- get out with life
- get the fright of (one's) life
- give (one) the kiss of life
- give (one's) life
- give (someone) the fright of (someone's) life
- give a new lease of life
- go in fear of (one's) life
- good life, the
- hang on for dear life
- have a charmed life
- have name inscribed in the book of life
- have the time of (one's) life
- have the time of life
- have the time of your life
- having the time of my life
- hold on for dear life
- how's life (treating you)?
- if (one's) life depended on it
- in real life
- in the prime of life
- it's a dog's life
- it's the story of my life
- kiss of life
- large as life
- large as/larger than life, as
- larger than life
- late in life
- lay (one's) life on the line
- lay down
- lay down (one's) life
- lay down life
- lay down your life
- lead a cat and dog life
- lead a charmed life
- lead a dog's life
- lead a double life
- lead a life of (something)
- lead the life of Reilly
- lead the life of Riley
- lead/have a charmed life
- lead/live the life of Reilly/Riley
- life after (something)
- life after death
- life and limb
- life and soul of the party
- life and/or death
- life begins at 40
- Life begins at forty
- life hack
- life has been good
- life in the fast lane
- life in the raw
- life in the slow lane
- life is (just) a bowl of cherries
- life is a bowl of cherries
- life is cheap
- Life is just a bowl of cherries
- life is like a box of chocolates
- Life is short and time is swift
- life is short(, and time is swift)
- life is too short
- Life isn't all beer and skittles
- life isn't all rainbows and unicorns
- life isn't all sunshine and rainbows
- life jacket
- life of Reilly, leading/living the
- life of Riley
- life of the party
- life of the party, the
- life preserver
- life saver
- life style
- life-and-death
- life-or-death
- Life's been good
- life's too short
- like (one's) life depends on it
- live (one's) own life
- live a charmed life
- live a life of
- live a life of (something)
- live out (the rest of) (one's) life
- live out days
- live the life of Reilly
- live the life of Riley
- live your own life
- look on the sunny side (of life/things)
- lose (one's) life
- lose your life
- lowlife
- low-life
- lust for life
- make (one's) life a misery
- make a life for (oneself)
- make a life for oneself
- make life a misery (for one)
- make life difficult
- make life difficult (for one)
- make life miserable for
- make life miserable for (one)
- make somebody's life a misery
- make something of (one's) life
- mark (one) for life
- mark for life
- matter of life and death
- matter of life and death, a
- milestone in life
- mission in life
- never in my life
- new lease on life
- new lease on life, a
- not for the life of (one)
- not for the life of me
- not for the life of me, etc.
- not for the world
- not on your life
- of (one's) life
- of one's life
- on my life
- one's way of life
- pester the life out of
- pester the life out of (one)
- prime of life
- prime of life, the
- put (one's) life on the line
- receive the fright of (one's) life
- right to life
- risk life and limb
- risk life and limb, to
- run for (one's) life
- run for it
- run for life
- scar (one) for life
- scare the life out of (one)
- seamy side of life
- see life
- See you in another life
- set (one) up for life
- set for life
- shelf life
- sign (one's) life away
- slice of life
- soft life
- spend the rest of (one's) life
- spring to life
- spring to/into life/action
- staff of life
- staff of life, the
- start (life) as (something)
- story of (one's) life
- story of my life, that's the
- story of my life, the
- such is life
- Such is life!
- take (one's or someone's) life in(to) (one's) (own) hands
- take (one's) life
- take (one's) own life
- take life
- take life in hands
- take on a life of its own
- take own life
- take somebody's life
- take someone's life
- take your life in your hands
- take your own life
- that's life
- that's the story of my life
- that's the way life is
- the bane of (one's) life
- the bane of somebody's life/existence
- the best things in life are free
- the breath of life
- the change (of life)
- the change of life
- the facts of life
- the fright of (one's) life
- the fright of your life
- the good life
- the kiss of life
- the life and soul of the party
- the life of Reilly
- the life of Riley
- the life of the party
- the light of (one's) life
- the light of somebody's life
- the light of your life
- the love of (one's) life
- the man/woman in (one's) life
- the man/woman in your life
- the prime of life
- the school of life
- the shock of (one's) life
- the shock of life
- the staff of life
- the time of (one's) life
- the time of one's life
- the time of your life
- the university of life
- there's life in the old dog yet
- this is the life
- this is the life!
- time of life
- time of one's life
- to save (one's) life
- to save life
- to save one's life
- to save your life
- to the life
- to within an inch of your life
- true to
- true to life
- variety is the spice of life
- walk of life
- way of life
- what a life
- what a life!
- when life gives you lemons, make lemonade
- Where have you been all my life?
- where there's life
- where there's life, there's hope
- While there's life there's hope
- while there's life, there's hope
- while/where there's life there's hope
- within an inch of (one's) life
- within an inch of life
- within an inch of your life
- you (can) bet your (sweet) life
- you (can) bet your (sweet) life)
- you bet your life
- You bet your life!
- You bet your sweet life!
- your life is in someone's hands
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