prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Desperately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Qualifier: simile
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
like one's life depended on it
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: henkensä edestä — desperately
- French: comme si sa vie en dépendait — desperately
- Hungarian: mintha az élete múlna rajta — desperately
- Polish: jakby od tego zależało życie — desperately
- Spanish: como si su vida dependiera de ello — desperately
- Turkish: hayatı buna bağlıymış gibi — desperately