Phrasal verbs with live: live for, off, on, through, up to

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Live for – (live for something/someone) to think someone or something is so

important that they are your main reason for living. Eg: She lives for her

work.

Live off – (live off someone/something) to depend on someone or something for

the money or food that you need. Eg: He’s 25 and still living off his parents.

Live on – (live on something) to have a particular amount of money to buy

the things that you need to live. Eg: They have to live on a pension of £350 a

month.

Live through – (live through something) to experience a dangerous or unpleasant

situation and still be alive after it. Eg: These are people who have lived

through two world wars.

Live up to – (live up to something) to be as good as what was expected or promised.

Eg: After progress test 1, my students promised to show better results.

However, they didn’t live up to my expectations in progress test 2.

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