pay with one's life

English

Alternative forms

• pay with one's blood

Verb

pay with one's life (third-person singular simple present pays with one's life, present participle paying with one's life, simple past and past participle paid with one's life)

1. To die as a consequence of one's actions.

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: met zijn leven betalen
• Finnish: maksaa hengellään
• French: payer de sa vie
• Polish: płacić głową impf, zapłacić głową pf

References

• “pay with one's life”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.