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TAKE THE QUIZ“someone's life”
The following 16 entries include the term someone's life.
an attempt on someone's life
idiom: an act of trying to kill someone : a usually unsuccessful effort to kill someone
claim someone's life
idiom: to cause someone's death
in all someone's life
idiom: at any time
make an attempt on (someone's) life
idiom: to try to kill someone
never in someone's life
idiom: at no time
of someone's life
idiom—used to designate something as the greatest moment or event of its kind in someone's life
save someone's life
idiom: to stop (someone) from dying or being killed : to rescue (someone) who is in terrible danger
shock of someone's life
idiom: a very unpleasant surprise
someone's life depends on (something)
idiom—used to say that something is very important or essential —often used in negative statements
spare someone's life
idiom: to choose not to kill someone
take someone's life
idiom: to cause someone's death
the light of someone's life
idiom: a person someone loves very much and who makes him or her happy
the love of someone's life
idiom: the person someone loves more than any other person at any time in life
the story of someone's life
idiom: the way things usually or always happen in someone's life
thrill of someone's life
idiom: an experience that is very exciting
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