词组 | live by wits |
释义 | Idiom live by witslive by (your) wits to exist by taking advantage of any opportunity you have.Kids thrown on the streets with no family to support them have to live by their wits. live by/on (one's) witsTo survive or make a living through one's intellect and resourcefulness. When I lost everything, I had to live by my wits, and it made me a stronger, more savvy person. live by one's witsFig. to survive by being clever. When you're in the kind of business I'm in, you have to live by your wits. John was orphaned at the age of ten and grew up living by his wits. |
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