like grim death
prep_phraseEtymology
Association between grim and death arose at least by 1590. More information at Grim Reaper.
Definitions
With savage determination or persistence.
- I hung onto the rope like grim death.
- I crouched low and held on like grim death to a little rail near me.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for like grim death. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA