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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

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

From Salon Aug. 5, 2025

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 Jan. 17, 2025

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

From Seattle Times Dec. 30, 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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