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Hanuman_2000 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

For dear life

Hello Teachers,

1.He was holding on the coconut for dear life.

What is meaning of "for dear life"?

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Hi hanuman_2000, "holding on the coconut for dear life" -- holding on to the coconut desperately, as if his life depended on it.

— Julielai

  • Hi hanuman_2000, "holding on the coconut for dear life" -- holding on to the coconut desperately, as if his life depended on it.
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Hi hanuman_2000,

"holding on the coconut for dear life" -- holding on to the coconut desperately, as if his life depended on it.
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It's as Julie says, but where I live the word would be "onto", not "on".

He was holding onto the ... for dear life.
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