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never say die

never say die interjection: one should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.

Interjection

  1. One should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.

Questions about never say die

What does never say die mean?
Never say die means one should not despair; the outlook may be better than it seems, so one should not give up.
What part of speech is never say die?
Never say die is an interjection.

Words near never say die in the dictionary

  1. never meet your heroes
  2. never mind
  3. never minds
  4. Never Never
  5. never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
  6. never say die
  7. never say never
  8. never sick at sea
  9. never smoker
  10. never smokers
  11. never start a land war in Asia

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