be fighting for life

be fighting for life
be fighting for (your) life 1. to be so ill or injured that you might die.

One of the passengers was fighting for her life last night after receiving multiple injuries in the collision.

2. if an organization or system is fighting for its life, people are trying very hard to prevent it from being defeated or destroyed.

With debts of over $2 million dollars, the corporation is fighting for its life.


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