for life

Related to for life: Lucky For Life

for (one's) life

Desperately, urgently, or frantically, because or as if one's life is at stake. With the outcome of this game determining whether they'll continue in the tournament, the team will need to play for their lives. The reactor is going to blow any minute—run for your lives! With the cancer progressing at an alarming rate, Mary is now fighting for her life.
See also: life
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

for life

for the remainder of one's life. The accident caused me to become blind for life. She will stay in prison for life.
See also: life
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

for life

Till the end of one's life.
See also: life
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • for (one's) life
  • (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
  • (one's) jig is up
  • nature versus nurture
  • nurture
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at doorstep
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
References in periodicals archive
In the nation's capital, the March for Life began at the National Mall and ended at the Supreme Court building, highlighting the current battle in the U.S.
Previously, many researchers thought that the conditions necessary for life were so narrow that they existed only in places with certain favorable conditions on Earth.
* Some $100 billion of these policies are eligible for life settlements.
At the beatification ceremony, the Holy Father said that Gianna's action for life was possible only after a life of preparation.
For Life Changers, service to others is a guiding principle.
Security needs loom large for life sciences industries such as healthcare, which must meet a variety of strict federal privacy and security regulations.
"They generally have little need for life insurance after their children are grown and living independently."
I do not doubt nor undervalue the call to literally leave one's family or perhaps remain celibate for life. Jesus, however, is not calling for blind followers.
"Liquid water is a basic requirement for life as we know it," says NASA scientist Jack D.
The best example for life is the wise prince who excels in both genera of life.
Lifetime Death Benefit Guarantee; Wellness for Life Rider
A fundamental challenge for life insurers is to develop ongoing, mutually productive relationships with advisers whose practice, market focus, expertise, interest and support needs are aligned with theirs.
We believe it's time to change the method of accounting for life insurance, and in this article we'll describe an alternative method we think FASB should consider.
Research on embryonic stem cells raises profound ethical questions, because extracting the stem cell destroys the embryo, and thus destroys its potential for life. Like a snowflake, each of these embryos is unique, with the unique genetic potential of an individual human being.
Among these also are Priests for Life, now an international movement.