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get it how one lives

idiom
Meaning

To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.


Examples
SIMPLE

He wants to get it how he lives, no matter the cost.

CONTEXTUAL

In this cutthroat industry, many people are willing to get it how they live just to reach the top.

COMPLEX

The protagonist abandoned his moral compass, determined to get it how he lived, regardless of the wreckage left in his wake.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    as best one can

    In the best possible way, given one's circumstances and abilities.

  2. 02

    as far as one knows

    To the best of one's knowledge, as far as someone knows or possible information to be gathered about the topic, subject, aspect, or situation.

  3. 03

    as it gets

    As it is possible to be.

  4. 04

    back to square one

    Located back at the start, as after a dead end or failure.

  5. 05

    beat as one

    To share the same feelings.

  6. 06

    become one flesh

    To join together in marriage; to develop a unifying bond as a result of marrying.

  7. 07

    been there, done that, got the T-shirt

    Alternative form of been there, done that, bought the T-shirt.

  8. 08

    beg for one's life

    To plead or make a desperate attempt to continue with what one has been doing.

Last updated April 17, 2026