live off sb/sth betydelse and definition

Betydelse av live off sb/sth på svenska

• 0 to use someone or something to provide the money or food that you need to live:

  • All his life he had lived off his father.

  • They had learned to live off the land (= grow or find their own food).

• 1 to get the money that you need to pay for food, a place in which to stay, clothing, etc. from someone or something:

  • live off benefits/income/interest

  • live off earnings/a pension/savings She has been living off her savings since she lost her job in December.

  • Many young unemployed people are still living off their parents.