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for dear life
idiom
If you do something for dear life, you do it with as much effort as possible, usually to avoid danger: 尽全力，竭力
As the ship began to tilt, we clung on for dear life.当船开始倾斜的时候，我们竭力抓住船身。
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for dear life | American Dictionary
for dear life
idiom
as if you fear you will die:
Once the rollercoaster got going, we were hanging on for dear life.
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