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lay down one's life

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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[lay down one's life] {v. phr.}

To sacrifice one's life for a cause or person; suffer martyrdom.

* /The early Christians often laid down their lives for their faith./

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	life ⁸³ {v. phr.} ²¹⁸³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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