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live off

[phrasal verb]
live off (something or someone)
: to use (someone or something) as a source of the money or other things you need to live以…营生;靠…过日子
⇒ Main Entry: 1 live

live off

verb

lived off; living off; lives off

transitive verb

: to use (something or someone) as the main source of what one needs to survive (such as money or food)
… the indigenous … people, who have inhabited the rain forest of Irian Jaya, living off the land, for thousands of years. Eyal Press
… the fish goes into a kind of hibernation, living off its reserves of fat … Mark Carwardine
… she is one of the few Iditarod competitors who have turned professional, living off race winnings. National Wildlife
… a growing subculture of people who have reduced their spending habits and live off consumer waste. Erika Hayasaki
Max lives off his father … Harold Beaver

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of live off was in 1609

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