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Die hard

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persistverb(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
endureverb(intransitive) To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
runverbTo move swiftly.
prevailverb(intransitive) To be superior in strength, dominance, influence, or frequency; to have or gain the advantage over others; to have the upper hand; to outnumber others.
die in the last ditchverbTo fight till death; to die rather than surrender.
fight for one's lifeverb(idiomatic) To be in danger of dying (as a result of injury, illness etc.).
fight to the deathnounA fight in which there is only one winner, the survivor.
pay the ultimate priceverbTo die as a result of a fatal choice or decision, or because of deep commitments.
die in one's shoesverbTo die by violence, especially by hanging.
cheat deathverbTo survive a situation which would be expected to result in death.
sell one's life dearlyverbTo do great injury to the enemy before being killed by them.
die in a fireverb(chiefly imperative with "go") Go to hell! Go to the devil! Expression of anger and contemptuous dismissal directed at a person or idea.
dice with deathverbTo do or perform an activity which is very risky, or dangerous, and could even cause one's death.
kill someone deadverb(dialect, US) To murder someone and ensure that they are dead.
knock on heaven's doorverb(idiomatic) To die or be close to death.
go for the killverbSynonym of go for the throat.
stiff(of an object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
bite the big oneverb(idiomatic) To perform poorly; to fail.
die a thousand deathsverb(idiomatic) To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.
sell dearlyverb(idiomatic, especially military, of a fighting person, unit, or vehicle) To make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).

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