Kalmar “for dear life” wata magana ce da take nufin yin wani abu da dukkan karfinsa, ko kokarinsa, ko iyawarsa domin gujewa hadari ko tsira. Ana amfani da shi sau da yawa don bayyana yanayin da wani ke ƙoƙarin riƙe wani abu ko wani don guje wa cutarwa ko mutuwa. Alal misali, "Ya kama reshen itacen don ƙaunataccen rai yayin da ruwan ambaliya ya bi shi."
