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 .
Example Sentences
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Countries will first host their own national selections before the grand final in Bangkok, to be broadcast live on 14 November.
From BBC
“Probably you started to live on both sides when your voice lowered and you started needing deodorant,” Max said.
From Literature
Many Jobcentre Plus staff and welfare advisers privately believe that the basic, standard rate of Universal Credit is not enough to live on.
From BBC
By the time we hit the show’s 2062 deadline, maybe we will finally live in space—or make our current planet more habitable—and make a comfortable living on a nine-hour workweek.
We went back and forth several times until he realized that we lived on Long Island and there was no public transportation for me to get to work.
From MarketWatch
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