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- ► like (or for) grim death with great determination.Main Entry: ↑grim
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like (or for) grim death — Brit. with great determination. → grim … English new terms dictionary
hang on for grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
hold on for grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
like grim death — ► like (or for) grim death with great determination. Main Entry: ↑grim … English terms dictionary
hold on like grim death — phrase to hold something very tightly Thesaurus: to hold something or someonesynonym to try to hold somethinghyponym Main entry: grim * * * hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom … Useful english dictionary
grim — ► ADJECTIVE (grimmer, grimmest) 1) very serious or gloomy; forbidding. 2) horrifying, depressing, or unappealing. ● like (or for) grim death Cf. ↑like grim death DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
hang on like grim death — hang/hold on for/like grim ˈdeath f6 idiom (BrE) (also hang/hold on for dear ˈlife NAmE, BrE) ( … Useful english dictionary
grim — adjective grimmer, grimmest 1 SITUATION/NEWS making you feel worried and unhappy: There s more grim news from the war zone. | things look grim (for): Things look pretty grim for farmers right now. | grim prospect (=something bad that will… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grim — adjective (grimmer, grimmest) 1》 very serious or gloomy. ↘(of humour) black or ironic. 2》 unappealing, unattractive, or depressing. Phrases like (or for) grim death Brit. with great determination. Derivatives grimly adverb … English new terms dictionary
grim death, like or for — Very firmly, tightly … A concise dictionary of English slang
