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Meaning of live off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To depend on financially.
    idiomatic, transitive
  2. To survive by consuming only a certain thing or things.
    idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski leva leva
Deutsch leben schlauchen
Ελληνικά αποζώ
Hrvatski leva leva
Kurdî leva
Polski wyżyć
Српски leva leva
Svenska leva
Tiếng Việt ăn bám

Examples

“When I was a student, I lived off baked potatoes.”
“I live off nothing in this world / Except the thick grey air that chains itself / Swirls all around and engrains itself”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

live off the country live off the land live on live on the edge live on top of one another live one's best life

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