give life

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give your life also lay down your life (slightly formal)

to die in order to save other people or in order to defend a belief that you support Millions of soldiers laid down their lives for their country in the Great War.

See also: give, life

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A HEN who had patiently hatched out a brood of vipers, was accosted by a Swallow, who said: "What a fool you are to give life to creatures who will reward you by destroying you. Fables by Aesop View in context Her gestures, the tricks of her voice, the uplifting of her eyebrows and shoulders-all helped to give life and colour to the little sketch she expounded. The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context I doubted at first whether I should attempt the creation of a being like myself, or one of simpler organization; but my imagination was too much exalted by my first success to permit me to doubt of my ability to give life to an animal as complete and wonderful as man. Frankenstein by Shelley, Mary View in context			Give enough rope and he'll hang himself give evidence of give eye teeth for give eyeteeth for give first refusal give food for thought give forth with give free reign give free rein give free rein to give grief give ground give Hail Columbia give head give hell give house room give it a rest Give it a rest! give it a shot Give it all you've got! give it best shot Give it the gun Give it time Give it to me straight give it to straight give life give lip service to give marching orders give me a break Give me a break! Give me a call Give me a chance! Give me a rest! Give me five! Give my best to give notice give odds that give of oneself give one freedom give oneself over to give oneself up give pause give props to give right arm give rise to give short shrift give some lip give some skin give some sugar give some thought to give static			Give It A Whirl The Soundtrack From The Major Television Series Give it all you've got! give it best shot give it best shot give it best shot give it best shot give it large give it large give it large give it large give it the deep six Give it the gun Give it time give it to give it to Give It to Me Give It To Me Baby Give it to me straight give it to straight give judgment Give Kids Good Schools Give Kids The World give leave give legal force give legal form to give legislative sanction give legislative sanction to give lessons give lessons in give liberty to give life give life for give life for give life for give life for give life to give lip service to give marching orders give me give me Give Me a Break Give Me a Break Give me a break! Give Me A Call Give Me A Call Give Me A Chance Give me a chance! Give Me A Freakin' Break Give Me A Minute Give me a rest! Give me a ring Give Me A Second Give Me Beats Give Me Ed Till I'm Dead Give Me Every Little Thing Give me five! Give Me Football Give me liberty or give me death Give Me Money Give Me My Remote Give Me Shelter

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