| 词汇 | take one's life in one's hands |
| 释义 | (redirected from take one's life in one's hands)take (one's) lifeTo kill one or oneself. In the latter case, "own" often precedes "life." Do you feel any remorse for taking their lives all those years ago? I was so saddened to hear that Daniel's father took his own life yesterday. take someone's life1. Kill someone, as in They argued about invoking the death penalty for taking someone's life. [c. 1300] 2. take one's own life. Commit suicide, as in Most churches have long opposed taking one's own life. [First half of 1900s] 3. take one's life in one's hands. Take a serious risk, as in Climbing without oxygen is really taking your life in your hands. |
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