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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Live for

Hi
May I restate
"players virtually lived for checkmate"
as
"players practically existed for checmate"
  

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Hi, I wouldn't say that. 'To live for something ' is an idiomatic phrase. 'To exist for somethin g' is not.

— Clive

  • Hi, I wouldn't say that.
  • 'To live for something ' is an idiomatic phrase.
  • 'To exist for somethin g' is not.
  • Clive
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Hi,

I wouldn't say that.


'To live for something' is an idiomatic phrase. 'To exist for something' is not.

Clive
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