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live it up

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  1. Enjoy oneself, often extravagantly. For example, They came into some money and decided to live it up with a trip around the world. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]


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What if you want to use your retirement to live it up and catch up on the fun you missed out on when you were a working stiff?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

In contrast, expelled nice guys get to live it up at the "Nice Guy Grotto" seaside resort complete with pina coladas and fruit they don't need to forage themselves.

From Salon • Aug. 3, 2021

But, hey, you can live it up at home!

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2020

Gregorio had to give up his passport, but his siblings and children continue to return to their ancestral hometown and live it up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2020

He must be thinking the same way as Looper: everything was hopeless anyhow, so he’d live it up while he could.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

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