live

he who lives by the sword dies by the sword: seesword.

live and breathe something be extremely interested in or enthusiastic about a particular subject or activity; spend a great deal of your time pursuing a particular interest.

live and learn used, especially in spoken English, to acknowledge that a fact is new to you.

2006Toni SchlesingerFive Flights Up I spent all my money on this lizard. I think you live and learn.

live and let live you should tolerate the opinions and behaviour of others so that they will similarly tolerate your own.

☞ On its first appearance in English in 1622, this was referred to as a Dutch proverb (Leuen ende laeten leuen).

live by your wits: seewit.

live in the past

1 have old-fashioned or outdated ideas and attitudes.

2 dwell on or reminisce at length about past events.

live in someone's pocket: seepocket.

live in sin: seesin.

live it up spend your time in an extremely enjoyable or extravagant way. informal

live a lie: seelie.

live off the fat of the land: seefat.

live off the land: seeland.

live on your hump: seehump.

live on your nerves: seenerve.

live out of a suitcase live or stay somewhere on a temporary basis and with only a limited selection of your belongings, typically because your occupation requires a great deal of travelling.

live over the shop live on the premises where you work.

live your own life follow your own plans and principles; be independent of others.

live rough live and sleep outdoors as a consequence of having no proper home.

live to fight another day survive a certain experience or ordeal.

☞ This idea, found in the works of the Greek comic playwright Menander, is expressed in the English proverbial rhyme He who fights and runs away Lives to fight another day.

live to tell the tale survive a dangerous experience and be able to tell others about it.

live wire an energetic and unpredictable person. informal

live with yourself be able to retain your self-respect as a consequence of your actions.

2012New Zealand Herald It's been torment and torture and horrible and I don't know how some of your people who have done these things can live with yourselves.

man cannot live by bread alone: seebread.

where you live at, to, or in the right, vital, or most vulnerable spot. North American

2002New York Times The movies hit [teenagers] where they live-in their own state of desperation and doubt.