live on
Idioms-
Be financially supported by, subsist on, as in His pension is too small to live on . [Mid-1600s]
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Continue to survive, especially unexpectedly, as in They thought the cancer would kill her, but Lucy lived on for another twenty years .
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Remain in human memory, as in This book will live on long after the author's death .
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From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Live on according to His will, Although the way be rough, be still!
From Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly by Gerhardt, Paul
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