live and die by
live and die by verb: be completely reliant upon.
Verb
live and die by (third-person singular simple present lives and dies by, present participle living and dying by, simple past and past participle lived and died by)
- Be completely reliant upon.
- The e-commerce industry lives and dies by metrics, a few of which give us some grasp over this phenomenon.2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian
Forms of live and die by
| third-person singular present | lives and dies by |
|---|---|
| present participle | living and dying by |
| past participle | lived and died by |
| past | lived and died by |
Questions about live and die by
- What does live and die by mean?
- Live and die by means be completely reliant upon.
- What part of speech is live and die by?
- Live and die by is a verb.
- What is the past tense of live and die by?
- The past tense of live and die by is lived and died by.
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