matter of life and death

English

Alternative forms

matter of life or death

Noun

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

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death
(idiomatic) An extremely urgent matter.

Translations

Something whose outcome could result in either someone's survival or their death

Dutch: kwestie van leven of dood f
Japanese: 死活問題 (しかつもんだい, shikatsumondai), 生死にかかわる問題 (せいしにかかわるもんだい, seishi ni kakawaru mondai), 命にかかわる問題 (いのちにかかわるもんだい, inochi ni kakawaru mondai)

Russian: вопро́с жи́зни и сме́рти m (voprós žízni i smérti)

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