live like a fighting cock in English

Audio: En-au-live like a fighting cock.ogg

[Australia] Forms: lives like a fighting cock [present, singular, third-person], living like a fighting cock [participle, present], lived like a fighting cock [participle, past], lived like a fighting cock [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Referring to the diet fed to gamecocks. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live like a fighting cock (third-person singular simple present lives like a fighting cock, present participle living like a fighting cock, simple past and past participle lived like a fighting cock)

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"live like a fighting cock" meaning in English

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