to save one's life

English

Phrase

to save one's life

  1. (informal) at all (Used with "can't", "couldn't" etc. to emphasize a lack of skill.)
    I can't dance to save my life.
    Synonyms: for the life of one, for toffee
  2. (informal, hyperbolic) under any circumstances; [I'd] rather die than...(Used with "will not", "would not" etc. to emphasize refusal.)
    She wouldn't eat baked beans to save her life.
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