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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!
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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. informalFarlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
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.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
live it up
Slang To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.
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