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拼老命

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Collocation

1
拼上老命
2
拼了自己的老命
3
拼了老命

Definition

拼老命

Literally means:

risk one's old bones

Actually means:

exert one's utmost strength; desperately

It means using all one's might to do somehting. It implies that in order to succeed one will spare no effort or expense.

用尽全力去做某事。含有不管付出多大的代价也不顾惜的意味。

Example

Used as predicate or adverbial adjunct. It can be used with other words in between. (作谓语、状语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
Zhè
fángzi
房子
shì
pīn
lǎomìng
老命
zhèngqián
挣钱
mǎi
xià
de
  
,
zěn
néng
qīng
轻易
zhuǎnràng
转让
gěi
biéren
别人
ne
  
?

The house was bought by me for my old life, how can you transfer it easily to someone else?

2
Zhè
sài
比赛
zhōng
  
,
lán
荷兰
lǎojiàng
老将
pīn
le
lǎomìng
老命
  
,
zhōng
终于
chénggōng
成功
bǎozhù
保住
女子
50
50
yóuyǒng
自由泳
de
jīnpái
金牌
  

In this competition, the Dutch veteran fought hard to win the gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle.

3
Fàngxīn
放心
  
,
men
我们
dōu
shì
èrshí
二十
duō
nián
de
lǎopéngyou
老朋友
le
  
,
jiùshì
就是
pīn
le
zhè
tiáo
lǎomìng
老命
huì
bāngzhù
帮助
  

Don't worry, we've been old friends for more than twenty years, and I'll help him if we spell this old life.