life support
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3.5
- noun
- /laɪf səˈpɔrt/
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salvavidas
- As bad as it hurts to say, the 2012 Steelers are officially on life support.
- life support system
- provide life support
And and as Fuller says, always and only the nick of time, life support showed up and magic happened.
- And and as Fuller says, always and only the nick of time, life support showed up and magic happened.
- It's very tactical, practical in my experience, but they insist that you need someone sort of as life support indefinitely to teach UTM.
- And, and as Fuller said, always and only the nick of time, life support showed up and magic happened.
- I'm probably not going to be playing Tony Tucker again, but you know, I was a life support machine for Tony Tucker's week.
- My favorite was when she said, I feel like I'm on life support and everybody keeps pulling the plug to charge their phones like that.
- And that by itself must tell us that whatever sleep is doing, it must be non negotiably life support necessary.
Examples
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Work was her panacea, her life support.
Fiction book (2001) -
The nation is like a man on life support who is also deeply in debt.
Blog text (26) -
In this instance, the original Constitution and the Bill of Rights are on life support.
Blog text (5) -
Without a list that is consistently growing, your business could be on life support soon.
Blog text (10) -
Sleep is your life support system and I think it's Mother Nature's best effort yet at immortality.
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You brought the company back from life support after going through the misery of laying off 3,000 people and cutting 70% of the product line.
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During the crisis, the community provided life support for families in need by offering food and shelter.
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Her friendship has been a vital life support during my toughest times, helping me cope with stress and sadness.
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The organization acts as a life support for struggling artists by providing funding and mentorship.
Synonyms
28
3.0
A person or thing that helps you a lot when you are in trouble
13
4.0
Equipment that keeps a person alive by doing the body's most important jobs
5
4.0
A rope you throw to rescue someone in water
1
3.5
A person who gives very important help in a difficult situation
Help that keeps people alive by giving food or money
Antonyms
How Essential
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'support' that is for 'life' = assistance essential for survival, so a learner who knows both words can infer the medical or figurative sense. This construction is transparent and parallels expressions in many languages, making it readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Life support is a medical image used as a metaphor: friends, money, or care act as support for someone's life when they cannot manage alone. So it means 'essential help' that keeps someone going.