live off

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  • live off — 1. To be financially supported by 2. To feed oneself exclusively on (particular foods) • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * ˈlive off [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they live off he/she/it …   Useful english dictionary

  • live off — live on the gulls live off discarded fish Syn: subsist on, feed on/off, eat, consume …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • live off (or on) — depend on as a source of income or support. ↘have (an amount of money) with which to buy food and other necessities. → live …   English new terms dictionary

  • live off — ► live off (or on) 1) depend on or have available as a source of income or support. 2) eat as a major part of one s diet. Main Entry: ↑live …   English terms dictionary

  • live off sb — UK US live off sb/sth Phrasal Verb with live({{}}/lɪv/ verb (US live off of sb/sth) ► to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something: »live off benefits/income/interest live off… …   Financial and business terms

  • live off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms live off : present tense I/you/we/they live off he/she/it lives off present participle living off past tense lived off past participle lived off live off someonesomething to depend on someone or something for… …   English dictionary

  • live off — PHRASAL VERB If you live off another person, you rely on them to provide you with money. [V P n] ...a man who all his life had lived off his father …   English dictionary

  • live off — phr verb Live off is used with these nouns as the object: ↑land, ↑saving …   Collocations dictionary

  • live off — earn enough money to pay expenses    Can we live off the profit from selling your garden flowers? …   English idioms

  • live off the fat of the land — To live in luxury • • • Main Entry: ↑fat * * * live off the fat of the land phrase to have a comfortable and enjoyable life without doing any work Thesaurus: in a good, better or pleasant situationsynonym Main entry: liv …   Useful english dictionary

  • Live & Off The Record — Live off the Record Live Off The Record Album par Shakira Sortie 30 mars 2004 Enregistrement 2002/2003 Rotterdam Durée 90:33 Genre(s) Live …   Wikipédia en Français

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