matter of life and death

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death
  2. An extremely urgent matter.

Pronunciation

En-au-matter of life and death.ogg

Word forms

matter of life and death matters of life and death matter of life or death
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