cheat death

== English == === Etymology === Compare French trompe-la-mort. === Verb === cheat death (third-person singular simple present cheats death, present participle cheating death, simple past and past participle cheated death) To survive a situation which would be expected to result in death. Synonym: cheat fate ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “cheat death”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “cheat death fate etc” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary‎[3], Cambridge University Press, 2008, →ISBN, page 230