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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As long as you have enough money to live on with your other sources of income, plus a 12-month emergency fund, you have enough time to play around with.
From MarketWatch
She recently texted family members who live on the other side of the city to see if gas prices were any lower over there.
While some of these people made their money in technology or finance and live on the coasts, many others live outside of the highest-cost areas and own small businesses like car dealerships, he said.
Tse Yuk-wa, who lived on the third floor near where the fire is believed to have started, said smoke wafted into her kitchen but she initially assumed it was dust from the construction.
From Barron's
“Government officials live on military bases or other sorts of fortified zones in authoritarian regimes.”
From Salon
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