出生入死 [- - rù sǐ](形容冒着生命危险) go through fire and water; at the risk of one's life; brave countless dangers; brave untold danger; defy [brave] all kinds of perils [danger]; do sth. at the risk of one's life; go through thick and thin; risk one's life; run [take] a risk [risks]:
•¶ 他出生入死为人民立下了汗马功劳。 At the risk of his life, he has made great contributions to serving the people in the battlefields.