| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| live it up |
live wild, go to a lot of parties, have a fling
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When I move to the city, I'm going to live it up - have fun.
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| live off |
earn enough money to pay expenses
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Can we live off the profit from selling your garden flowers?
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| live on |
have to pay rent and buy food etc.
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What will we live on if you don't have a job?
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| live on the edge |
live in danger from drugs or disease or crime
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When Bill played in the NHL, he was living on the edge.
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| live up to |
be as good as people said you would be
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Live up to your own standards. Set your own rules.
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| liven up |
cause more activity or excitement
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Let's invite Jerry to our party. He'll liven things up.
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| liveware |
people who use computers, computer students
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Our school has more liveware than computers!
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| living daylights |
(See the living daylights)
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| lo and behold |
suddenly, look, out of the blue, wonder of wonders
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We were standing there when, lo and behold, a fish fell out of the
sky and flopped around on the ground!
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| loaded |
having many extra devices or accessories
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That Buick is loaded, including a sun roof.
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