cheat death
cheat death · cheats death · cheated death · cheating death
dem Tod von der Schippe springen
To survive a situation which would be expected to result in deathTo survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
» Through pleasure we must cheat death.
Meaning
1 sensesTo survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
dem Tod von der Schippe springen
Examples
4 sentencesThrough pleasure we must cheat death.
He cheated death many times on the battlefield.
I didn't cheat death, but beat it fair and square.
ruЯ не обманул смерть, но победил её в честном бою.
Yanni cheated death.
ruЯнни чудом избежал смерти.
Translations
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Origin
Compare French trompe-la-mort.Compare French trompe-la-mort.
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Forms
cheats death, cheating death, cheated death, cheated death| Base form | cheat death · to cheat death |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cheats death |
| Present participle | cheating death |
| Past simple | cheated death |
| Past participle | cheated death |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle