Idiom
fight for one's life
Meaning
To be in danger of dying (as a result of injury, illness etc.).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The small animal fought for its life against the storm.”
“After the accident, the doctors worked through the night while the patient fought for his life in the emergency room.”
“Trapped beneath the rising tide, the stranded hiker fought for his life until the rescue team finally arrived to pull him to safety.”
Examples
simple
“The small animal fought for its life against the storm.”
contextual
“After the accident, the doctors worked through the night while the patient fought for his life in the emergency room.”
complex
“Trapped beneath the rising tide, the stranded hiker fought for his life until the rescue team finally arrived to pull him to safety.”
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