live to fight another day in English

Forms: lives to fight another day [present, singular, third-person], living to fight another day [participle, present], lived to fight another day [participle, past], lived to fight another day [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live to fight another day (third-person singular simple present lives to fight another day, present participle living to fight another day, simple past and past participle lived to fight another day)

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"live to fight another day" meaning in English

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