live onsomething
phrasal verbwithliveverbuk/lɪv/us/lɪv/
(MONEY)
B2
If youliveon anamountofmoney, that is themoneythat you use tobuythe things that you need:
Welivedon very little when we first gotmarried.
- I canliveon myinheritance.
- Thejobprovidesenough toliveon.
- Hisearningsaren't enough toliveon.
- Theyliveon themoneytheyearnfromgrowingtobacco.
- It's hard toimaginewhat thesepeopleliveon.
Paying money
- advance
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- payer
- ransom
- settle up
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stretch tosomething
(FOOD)
B2
to onlyeataparticulartypeoffood:
I more or lessliveonpasta.
- Theyliveon adietofmaize.
- Ourcatlivesonchickenandmilk.
- You can'tliveonchips.
- Theyliveonfastfood.
- They have toliveon what they cangrowthemselves.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- mainline
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- pig out
- shovel
- trough
- tuck