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Dear Hang Hold Life Hang/Hold Grip Firmly Fall

Phrase/Idiom hang / hold on for dear life
Definition If you hang/hold on for dear life, you grip something firmly so as not to fall.
Example I took my girlfriend on the back of my motorbike where she hung on for dear life.

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