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matter of life and death

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a matter of life and death
something that is very important or serious. Don't disturb me unless it's matter of life and death.
See also: death, life, matter

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Methinks we have hugely mistaken this matter of Life and Death.
It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.
I am here on a matter of life and death, and if that door which you have locked was open at this moment, nothing you could say or do would induce me to pass through it.
 
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