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living and dying by

living and dying by is the present participle and gerund 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 living and dying by

What is living and dying by the present participle and gerund of?
Living and dying by is the present participle and gerund of live and die by.

Words near living and dying by in the dictionary

  1. livin'
  2. living
  3. living a lie
  4. living a little
  5. living and breathing
  6. living and dying by
  7. living and learning
  8. living and letting live
  9. living at Her Majesty's pleasure
  10. living bandage
  11. living bandages

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