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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Unlike some former Hansen’s patients who didn’t want to live on the “outside,” my dad chose to leave Carville when he was cured, but Carville never left him or our family.
From Salon
Friday’s draw will be televised live on Fox beginning with a pre-draw show at 8:30 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times
Asylum seekers are not generally permitted to work while their claims are being processed and get an allowance of £1.42 a day to live on.
From BBC
"He will always be in our hearts and eternally missed. We take comfort knowing that his legacy will live on forever."
From BBC
Being asked live on TV "did you lie?" is never a comfortable question for a chancellor to be facing in the days after giving a really significant Budget.
From BBC
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