life storyˈlife ˌstory noun [countable] 
She insisted on telling me her whole life story.
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- And I realized some songs were more important in paralleling my life story than I thought they were.
- And then he poured out his entire life story.
- He told the Colonel his life story between puffed lips, chipped teeth, and the Colonel was amused.
- His life story could have come straight from one of his classic blues songs.
- That's why we should now make a start on reminding ourselves of the relevance of our own particular life story.
Longman Language Activatorthe story of a real person's life
a book that is the story of a famous person's life: · She is the author of several books, including a biography of the artist Salvador Dali.· Isaac Deutscher's outstanding biographies of Stalin and Trotsky
the story of a famous person's life , as described in a book, or shown in paintings or a film: · Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson was published in 1791.· The lower series of frescoes describe the life of Saint Francis of Assisi.
an account, especially a spoken account, of the main events that have happened in someone's life: · When you meet someone for the first time, they don't want your entire life story in detail.· The newspaper has been running his life story for the past two weeks.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She insisted on telling me her whole life story.
the story of someone’s whole life: She insisted on telling me her whole life story. She insisted on telling me her whole life story.