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lived and died by

lived and died by is the simple past and past participle of live and die by.

Meaning of live and die by

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)

  1. (idiomatic) 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

Questions about lived and died by

What is lived and died by the simple past and past participle of?
Lived and died by is the simple past and past participle of live and die by.

Words near lived and died by in the dictionary

  1. livechatting
  2. lived
  3. lived a lie
  4. lived a little
  5. lived and breathed
  6. lived and died by
  7. lived and learned
  8. lived and learnt
  9. lived and let live
  10. lived at Her Majesty's pleasure
  11. lived beyond one's means

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