How to Pronounce "for dear life"
expression
for-DEER-LYFE
faw-DEE-uh-LYFE
Definition
If you do something 'for dear life,' you do it with all your strength or effort, usually because you are scared or in danger.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈdɪɹ/ /ˈɫaɪf
British English
fˈɔː/ /dˈiə/ /lˈaɪf
Simplified Pronunciation
US
for-DEER-LYFE
UK
faw-DEE-uh-LYFE
Listen in Context
She held on to the rope for dear life.
The child ran for dear life when he saw the dog.
They clung to the raft for dear life.
I was biking down the hill, holding on for dear life.