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Meaning: (idiomatic)To be indangerofdying(as a result ofinjury,illnessetc.).2024August 30, Brenna Cooper, “Six dead and 37 fighting for life after drinking fake booze at Brit favourite holiday destination”, inladbible.com[1]:Six dead and 37fighting for lifeafter drinking fake booze at Brit favourite holiday destination; (idiomatic,by extension)To be in a highlyunfavorablesituation; to be on the verge offailureorcollapse.2023March 15, Michael J. de la Merced, Maureen Farrell, “Credit Suisse to Borrow Up to $54 Billion From Central Bank”, inThe New York Times[2]:Credit Suisse, the 166-year-old institution that was once an emblem of Swiss pride, isfighting for its lifeafter investors, fearing that the bank would run out of money, dumped its stock and sent the price of insuring its debt against a default skyrocketing.
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