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Sometimes, things really are serious.
The stock
People on your side who do not take it
When the stock phrase is used erroneously, it's probably an example of [[Serious Business]] or [[Skewed Priorities]].
Not to be confused with the 1946 David Niven movie ''[[A Matter of Life and Death]]'' or the 2006 [[Iron Maiden]] album of the same name. ''Definitely'' should not be confused with the [[Wallace and Gromit]] short, "A Matter of Loaf and Death".
{{examples}}
* In the Marauder-era ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5479796/1/Fire-Burns Fire Burns]'' by "Parnopius", Katherine is convincing James to let her into the Gryffindor common room. James is being difficult.▼
{{quote|'''James:'''Come back tomorrow. If it's that important, I'm sure you'll still remember it.▼
'''Katherine:'''It's very important, James.▼
'''James:'''Oh yeah? A matter of life and death, I suppose.▼
'''Katherine:'''(smiling unpleasantly) Damn straight. }}▼
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'':▼
{{quote|'''Walter Sobchak''': ''I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money. My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...''}}▼
* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'':▼
{{quote|'''Alex''': ''Missus! It's a matter of life and death!''}}▼
* ''[[Night at the Museum]]: Battle of the Smithsonian'':▼
{{quote|'''[[The Thinker]] statue''': '''I'll tell you what's the matter of life and death: THAT GIRL OVER THERE.''}}▼
* ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' movie. Eliza says this to her boarding school roommate when she has to leave. ▼
== [[Literature]] ==
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts]] novel ''Ghostmaker'', Dorden has authority to go into the ship's supplies, and yells at someone trying to check up on him: he is trying to get medical supplies for a soldier in critical condition.
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* In [[Rick Riordan]]'s [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians]], Rachel uses this on her father to convince him that Percy is in danger.
* In [[Sandy Mitchell]]'s ''Cain's Last Stand'', [[Ciaphas Cain]], hearing Magos Tayber wants to talk to him, knows it's a matter of life and death because she didn't vox him.
* In [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[
* In Angie Sage's [[Septimus Heap]] book ''Flyte'', Jenna insists on a message being sent because it's a matter of life and death. Later, when Marcia and Aunt Zelda quarrels, it's on the grounds that it's a matter of life and death.
== [[Live
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' ('Unexpected'):
{{quote|'''Matt Parkman''': [To Ted] ''Hey, I only came here because you said this was a matter of life and death. You can't go blowing anything more up.''}}
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' ('The Price'
{{quote|'''Devinoni Ral''': ''Yes - protection. Your protection, your captain, your crew, your...edge. Yes. Now, it's a matter of life and death when you take the advantage; me...I deal in property - exchanges. Nobody gets hurt. So you tell me - which one of us would you say has more of a problem with ethics?''}}
* ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' ('Perchance to Dream'):
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{{quote|'''Smart:''' Operator, this is a matter of life and death!
'''Operator:''' That's what they ''all'' say. }}
▲== [[Film]] ==
▲* ''[[The Big Lebowski]]'':
▲{{quote|'''Walter Sobchak''': ''I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money. My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath, which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...''}}
▲* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'':
▲{{quote|'''Alex''': ''Missus! It's a matter of life and death!''}}
▲* ''[[Night at the Museum]]: Battle of the Smithsonian'':
▲{{quote|'''[[The Thinker]] statue''': '''I'll tell you what's the matter of life and death: THAT GIRL OVER THERE.''}}
▲* ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' movie. Eliza says this to her boarding school roommate when she has to leave.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* ''[[Girl Genius]]'': Agatha [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20090311 throws a fit] when her companions talk about her boyfriends in the face of multiple crises and enumerates all the problems.
* [[Order of the Stick]]: Julia tries to get Durkon's attention by telling him it's a life or death emergency. (He was justifiably busy, though.)
* In ''[[Anti HEROES]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130518215257/http://www.antiheroescomic.com/comic/40 used for ] [[Serious Business]]
* In ''[[Sandra and Woo]]'', [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/04/19/0369-horn-of-plenty/ pleading for food to rescue the squirrel from his mate.]
▲* In Fire Burns, Katherine is convincing James to let her into the Gryffindor common room. James is being difficult.
▲{{quote|'''James:'''Come back tomorrow. If it's that important, I'm sure you'll still remember it.
▲'''Katherine:'''It's very important, James.
▲'''James:'''Oh yeah? A matter of life and death, I suppose.
▲'''Katherine:'''(smiling unpleasantly) Damn straight. }}
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