# to save one's life

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. At all. (Used with "can't", "couldn't" etc. to emphasize a lack of skill.)
2. Under any circumstances; [I'd] rather die than ... (Used with "will not", "would not" etc. to emphasize refusal.)

## Source
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