live above (someone or something)

live above (someone or something)

To make one's home above someone or something. I live above a musician, and he's constantly keeping me awake with his practicing. I lived above a convenience store when I was a college student, so I never had to go far to get household essentials.
See also: above, live
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

live above someone or something

 and live over someone or something
to live in a place that is at a higher level than someone or something; to dwell directly over someone or something. We used to live above a small grocery store. Now we live over a student, who often has noisy parties.
See also: above, live
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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