live it up

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]

Example Sentences

He could live it up until he’s 31 and then take out a policy that would pay more than Social Security.

From Salon

O’Brien lived it up in the final week of his modestly rated show, smoking a blunt with Seth Rogen, messing around with Jack Black and being congratulated by a slew of celebrities wishing him well.

From Salon

Pleasure assures her that she can stay that way, so she might as well live it up as long as she can.

From Los Angeles Times

The Viennese fondness for him may well be that, in his exuberance, he lets them live it up, even when that might mean chipping the china a little in his lust for splashy spectacle.

From Los Angeles Times

We’re all going to bite it in the end, the Mansion seems to tell us, so let’s live it up.

From Los Angeles Times

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