In fear of your life

phrase

To be scared that you might be seriously hurt or killed.

She felt in fear of her life when the stranger approached her in the dark alley.

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Use when the situation is extremely dangerous and there's a real chance of harm.

During the bank robbery, everyone was in fear of their lives.

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Sometimes used figuratively to describe a scary, but not life-threatening, situation.

With that fierce dog barking, I was in fear of my life, though it was behind a fence.

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Conveys strong emotional distress; people you're talking to will understand you felt extreme fear.

During the earthquake, we were in fear of our lives and couldn't think straight.

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