live it up

live it up

To really enjoy oneself. You're in college—this is the time in your life that you should be going to parties and living it up!

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live it up

to have an exciting time; to do what one pleases—regardless of cost—to please oneself. At the party, John was really living it up. Come on! Have fun! Live it up!

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live it up

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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live it up

spend your time in an extremely enjoyable or extravagant way. informal

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live it ˈup

(informal) have a very enjoyable time, often spending a lot of money: Since his retirement he has been living it up in the south of Spain. ♢ We are very careful with our money, but for two weeks a year while we’re on holiday, we really live it up.

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live it up

Slang

To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.

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