cheat death
cheat death verb: to survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
Verb
cheat death (third-person singular simple present cheats death, present participle cheating death, simple past and past participle cheated death)
- To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
- From Olar, Han
Shepard,
They say you're alive. That you cheated death. That sending you this isn't just a pointless exercise as part of my therapy. They say a lot of things.2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Therapy - The Greenville resident, and the other remaining survivors of World War II, have cheated death twice, escaping with their lives in a deadliest military conflict in history and then outliving their life expectancy to enjoy the fruits of their service.2015, Ron Barnett, “World War II vets who cheated death twice honor their fallen brothers”, in The Greenville News, retrieved 11 Aug 2019
- Synonyms:
- cheat fate
- From Olar, Han
Synonyms of cheat death
Forms of cheat death
| third-person singular present | cheats death |
|---|---|
| present participle | cheating death |
| past participle | cheated death |
| past | cheated death |
Origin of cheat death
Compare French trompe-la-mort.
Questions about cheat death
- What does cheat death mean?
- Cheat death means to survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
- What part of speech is cheat death?
- Cheat death is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cheat death?
- The past tense of cheat death is cheated death.
Words near cheat death in the dictionary
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