Talk:lose one's life

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RFD discussion: December 2017–January 2018[edit]

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Is this term idiomatic? If no, we don't need to keep it as a translation target, as it can be handled at die or pass away. If yes, it should be removed from Category:English non-idiomatic translation targets.--Zcreator (talk) 22:20, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. I think this is idiomatic; most dictionaries include this. — justin(r)leung (t...) | c=› } 23:26, 30 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I'm struggling to think how this could be interpreted literally. ---> Tooironic (talk) 10:29, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. DonnanZ (talk) 13:23, 2 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. I think it is mildly idiomatic, and, in any case, a set phrase. -- · (talk) 18:03, 4 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Kept. bd2412 T 00:59, 24 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]