lay down one's life

English

Verb

lay down one's life

(transitive with for) (literary) To give one's life (for), to die (for).

References

“lay down one's life” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.
“lay down your life” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“lay down your life for sth” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
“lay down your life” (US) / “lay down your life” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
“lay down your life” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.

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