Word info

matter of life or death

Noun

Meaning

matter of life or death (plural matters of life or death)

Alternative form of matter of life and death

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

A leading public health expert is backing the Opposition's attack on Covid-19 border controls, saying a rigorous system is a matter of life or death. Source: Internet

But in frantic conditions where people are struggling to access food and water, it’s much harder to persuade NGOs to make space to combat trafficking too—even though it can also be a matter of life or death. Source: Internet

Bio Prep Watch. 2014-02-17 (Retrieved 2014-02-17) and Congressman Bill Pascrell called for increasing federal measures against bioterrorism as a “matter of life or death.” Source: Internet

South Africa:Fear Takes Hold - Zuma's Hand in ANC's Political Divide Evident in KwaZulu-Natal(Photo: Le Pays) Anarchy is threatening to rear its head once again in KwaZulu-Natal as politics have proved to become a matter of life or death. Source: Internet

The government’s refusal to comply with its obligations and Duque’s abuse of power to get away with this has become a matter of life or death for the indigenous who claim to be the victim of a genocide. Source: Internet

This is a matter of life or death. Source: Internet

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