"matter of life or death" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: matters of life or death [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|matters of life or death}} matter of life or death (plural matters of life or death)
  1. Alternative form of matter of life and death Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: matter of life and death
    Sense id: en-matter_of_life_or_death-en-noun-dGrfiZtF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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