Idiom
live beyond one's means
Meaning
Have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They live beyond their means and have many debts.”
“He struggled to pay his rent because he lived beyond his means to impress his friends.”
“Despite earning a substantial salary, she lived beyond her means, eventually finding herself in a precarious financial position that required drastic lifestyle changes.”
Examples
simple
“They live beyond their means and have many debts.”
contextual
“He struggled to pay his rent because he lived beyond his means to impress his friends.”
complex
“Despite earning a substantial salary, she lived beyond her means, eventually finding herself in a precarious financial position that required drastic lifestyle changes.”
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