“one 's life”

The following 22 entries include the term one 's life.

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make something of one's life

idiom

: to have a successful and productive life

pay with one's life

idiom

: to be punished by being put to death

risk one's life

idiom

: to do something very dangerous that could result in one's death

run for one's life

idiom

: to run to escape from great danger

sacrifice one's life

idiom

: to die in order to help someone else

stake one's life on (something)

idiom

: to be absolutely sure of (something)

would/will bet/stake one's life on

idiom

: to feel very sure of (something happening)

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