ПОКА ДУША ДЕРЖИТСЯ В ТЕЛЕ

• ПОКА ДУШ А ДЕРЖИТСЯ В ТЕЛЕ coll

[subord clause; Invar; the verb may take the final position, otherwise fixed WO]

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⇒ for as long as s.o. is alive, has strength:

- for as long as s.o. has a spark (a breath) of life left in him;

- for as long as s.o. has some life left in him.