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if it kills one

if it kills one phrase: regardless of how much effort or struggle is required from one.

Phrase

if it kills one

  1. (colloquial) Regardless of how much effort or struggle is required from one.
    • I'm going to pass this exam if it kills me!

Questions about if it kills one

What does if it kills one mean?
If it kills one means regardless of how much effort or struggle is required from one.
What part of speech is if it kills one?
If it kills one is a phrase.

Words near if it kills one in the dictionary

  1. if it bleeds, it leads
  2. if it fits, I sits
  3. if it had not been for
  4. if it had teeth, it'd bite one
  5. if it isn't
  6. if it kills one
  7. if it looks like a duck
  8. if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck
  9. if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck
  10. if it looks, swims, walks and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck
  11. if it wasn't

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