English Explanatory Dictionary

cheat death

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.

Word forms

cheat death cheats death cheating death cheated death

Etymology

Compare French trompe-la-mort.

Synonyms

cheat fate
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