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selling one's life dearly

selling one's life dearly is the present participle and gerund of sell one's life dearly.

Meaning of sell one's life dearly

Verb

sell one's life dearly (third-person singular simple present sells one's life dearly, present participle selling one's life dearly, simple past and past participle sold one's life dearly)

  1. (idiomatic) To do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.

Questions about selling one's life dearly

What is selling one's life dearly the present participle and gerund of?
Selling one's life dearly is the present participle and gerund of sell one's life dearly.

Words near selling one's life dearly in the dictionary

  1. selling off
  2. selling on
  3. selling one's ass
  4. selling one's birthright for a mess of pottage
  5. selling one's body
  6. selling one's life dearly
  7. selling one's own grandmother
  8. selling one's soul
  9. selling one's soul to the devil
  10. selling oneself
  11. selling out

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