a matter of life or death

1. An issue or circumstance that involves or carries the possibility that someone may die. We have to get these donor organs to the hospital right away—it's a matter of life or death!

2. An extremely serious and important issue; a matter or circumstance that may have dire consequences. I hope you're well prepared, because this board meeting is a matter of life or death for the company.

词组	a matter of life or death
释义	a matter of life or death a matter of life or death 1. An issue or circumstance that involves or carries the possibility that someone may die. We have to get these donor organs to the hospital right away—it's a matter of life or death! 2. An extremely serious and important issue; a matter or circumstance that may have dire consequences. I hope you're well prepared, because this board meeting is a matter of life or death for the company. See also: death, life, matter, of Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: be in (someone's) shoes be in another person's shoes be in somebody's shoes hit the right note hit/strike the right/wrong note chord hit the right chord in (one's) shoes in someone's shoes strike the right note
随便看	reps republic repulse repulse from repulse from (someone or something) reputation repute reputed reputed to reputed to (someone or something) requel request request from request of request (one) to (do something) request (something) from (someone or something) request (something) of (someone or something) request to do requiescat in pace require required require from requirement require of require (someone or something) to (do something)