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live off

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live off (of) someone or something
to obtain one's living or means of survival from someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) You can't live off your uncle all your life! I manage to live off of my salary.
See also: live


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He rounded up a lot of them college fellows--fraternity guys, they're called--yaps that live off their fathers' money.
 
 
 
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