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lives and dies by

lives and dies by is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 lives and dies by

What is lives and dies by the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lives and dies by is the third-person singular simple present indicative of live and die by.

Words near lives and dies by in the dictionary

  1. liverywomen
  2. lives
  3. lives a lie
  4. lives a little
  5. lives and breathes
  6. lives and dies by
  7. lives and learns
  8. lives and lets live
  9. lives assured
  10. lives at Her Majesty's pleasure
  11. lives beyond one's means

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