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dance with death
Definition
A dangerous, near death experience. Any dangerous situation one voluntarily puts themselves into.
Context : Social Life Category: Metaphor Semantic: danger, death, die
Usage of “dance with death”
That episode on the chartered jet was certainly a dance with death.
Surfing after the shark warning was issued is a dance with death.
Examples of idiom “dance with death” from Twitter
crackedupmonkey:A slow dance with death is a path to happiness
wolfgroupasia:@raykwong Only in America could one dance with death simply by ordering lunch at a fast food joint.
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nurselaralove:
dancing with death...but I ain't ready for Marriage!