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die how one lived

die how one lived is the alternative form of die the way one lived.

Meaning of die the way one lived

Verb

die the way one lived (third-person singular simple present dies the way one lived, present participle dying the way one lived, simple past and past participle died the way one lived)

  1. (idiomatic) To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
    • At least the daredevil, who unfortunately failed his famed stunt attempt, died the way he lived.

Forms of die how one lived

third-person singular presentdies how one lived
present participledying how one lived
past participledied how one lived
pastdied how one lived

Questions about die how one lived

What is die how one lived the alternative form of?
Die how one lived is the alternative form of die the way one lived.

Words near die how one lived in the dictionary

  1. die die
  2. die down
  3. die grinder
  4. die grinders
  5. die hard
  6. die how one lived
  7. die in a fire
  8. die in harness
  9. die in one's shoes
  10. die in the arse
  11. die in the ass

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