live it up
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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
Today, the ultra-rich can fly into Singapore's private jet terminal, live it up in luxurious quayside neighbourhoods, and speculate on the world's first diamond trading exchange.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
In a 1981 interview, Turner described her on-air approach as “let’s live it up, have a good time, let the music do the talking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
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
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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