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life's too short

life's too short is the alternative form of life is too short.

Meaning of life is too short

Phrase

life is too short

  1. (idiomatic) One should not waste time on trivial issues.
    • Anyplace for a beer, or coffee, a glass of cognac. I don't know. Ask them where they would like to go. Have fun, for God's sake. Life's too short and youth is even shorter.1950, Joseph Wechsberg, The Continental Touch, page 23

Questions about life's too short

What is life's too short the alternative form of?
Life's too short is the alternative form of life is too short.

Words near life's too short in the dictionary

  1. life zones
  2. life's a bitch
  3. life's a bitch and then you die
  4. life's a bitch, and then you die
  5. life's lesson
  6. life's too short
  7. life's work
  8. life's works
  9. life, prosperity, health
  10. life-affirming
  11. life-and-death

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