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sells one's life dearly

sells one's life dearly is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sells one's life dearly

What is sells one's life dearly the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sells one's life dearly is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sell one's life dearly.

Words near sells one's life dearly in the dictionary

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

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