彼は生涯を辞書の編さんに費やした。の英語

He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.

he spent his life in pointlessly tiresome drudgery

He truly devoted his life to enka.

He has spent most of his time as a career diplomat.

He lived all his life on the verge of insanity.

He lived a life full of worries.

He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.

He dawdled away his time [life].

He has dedicated his life to the preservation of nature.

His life was full of drama.

He lived abroad for much of his life.

He lived in obscurity.

He is what we call a walking dictionary.

He remained single all his life.

He drifted aimlessly through life.

He devoted his life to promoting world peace.

He remained a bachelor all his life―continued single through life―lived and died a bachelor―（女なら）―She lived and died a virgin.

He has lived in vain.

He lived a self-destructive life.

He lived and died a bachelor.

He enjoyed a life of leisure.

he appointed himself emperor for life

He lived out his life comfortably.

He remained single all his life.

He was bored with his life as a cowpoke.

He remained a bachelor all his life.

He passed most of his life abroad.

He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority

He lived a moral life.

He led an exemplary life.