a live one
a live one
1. A person who lives a wild, carefree, or spendthrift life. I hear Tommy's dating a real live one these days.
2. A person targeted to be the victim of a scam or to be made a dupe by others. Don't go wandering wide-eyed in this part of town—crooks around here can spot a live one a mile away.
See also: live, one
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- big fish in a small pond
- big frog in a small pond
- frog in a small pond
- a big fish in a small pond
- a big frog in a small pond
- pond
- hanger-on
- on (one's) person
- on person
- about (one's) person