matter of life and death

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matter of life or death

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Noun

matter of life and death (plural matters of life and death)

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death
(idiomatic) An extremely urgent matter.

Translations

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death

Dutch: kwestie van leven of dood f
Finnish: elämän ja kuoleman kysymys, kysymys elämästä ja kuolemasta
French: question de vie ou de mort (fr) f, affaire de vie ou de mort f
Japanese: 死活問題 (しかつもんだい, shikatsumondai), 生死にかかわる問題 (せいしにかかわるもんだい, seishi ni kakawaru mondai), 命にかかわる問題 (いのちにかかわるもんだい, inochi ni kakawaru mondai)
Portuguese: questão de vida ou morte
Russian: вопро́с жи́зни и сме́рти (ru) m (voprós žízni i smérti)
Spanish: asunto de vida o muerte

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