live offsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithliveverbuk/lɪv/us/lɪv/
to use someone or something toprovidethemoneyorfoodthat you need tolive:
All hislifehe hadlivedoff hisfather.
They hadlearnedtoliveofftheland(=groworfindtheirownfood).
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake
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