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live off

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

8 more languages
Bosanskileva
Ελληνικάαποζώ
Hrvatskileva
Kurdîleva
Polskiwyżyć
Српскиleva
Svenskaleva
Tiếng Việtăn 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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