"die the way one lived" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-die the way one lived.ogg [Australia] Forms: dies the way one lived [present, singular, third-person], dying the way one lived [participle, present], died the way one lived [participle, past], died the way one lived [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} die the way one lived (third-person singular simple present dies the way one lived, present participle dying the way one lived, simple past and past participle died the way one lived)
  1. (idiomatic) To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: die how one lived, die like one lived, die just how one lived, die just like one lived, die just the way one lived Hyponyms: die by the sword
    Sense id: en-die_the_way_one_lived-en-verb-mLKqzZlZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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