Be killed
Stay
Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Both terms in one sentence
- Cat (who has nine lives) is going to be killed so that his evil sister can stay in her new alternate reality.
Source: Negate Your Own Sacrifice - Better to Die than Be Killed: Kurt who decides to stay and blow up the C4 rigged variety store after being injured.
- He pleasantly forces the crew of Serenity to stay on the ship while they know that Mal is probably going to be killed in a duel over Inara's honor.
Source: Pet The Dog / Live-Action TV
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