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die for
Idioms and Phrases
Also, be dying for . Long for, desire excessively, as in I'm dying for some ice cream . This hyperbolic usage dates from the late 1500s. Also see die to .Example Sentences
The Confederacy convinced millions of poor white men — most of whom never owned slaves — that they had to fight and die for the interests of the plantation elite.
In much the same way, the Russian state has convinced its vatniks to fight and die for oligarchs who wouldn’t let them within five kilometers of their palaces.
Elsewhere, she dips into Suzanne Stone’s relentless striving in “To Die For,†effectively hitting the few comedic beats in “Holland†with the same coldness Kidman displayed in her breakthrough role.
"We refuse to die for anyone, for any party's agenda or the interests of foreign states," he said.
Yet Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to keep these laws in place, showing they will spend a lot of time, money, and energy ensuring women die for no good reason.
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