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live it up

idiom
Meaning

To enjoy oneself, to have fun.


Examples
SIMPLE

We are going to live it up on our vacation.

CONTEXTUAL

After finishing their final exams, the students went to the city to live it up for the weekend.

COMPLEX

Having finally secured his inheritance, he spent the following year traveling the globe to live it up in the most opulent hotels.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    live a lie

    To conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which others cannot know one's true character or perspective.

  2. 02

    live and die by

    Be completely reliant upon.

  3. 03

    live and let live

    To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.

  4. 04

    live beyond one's means

    Have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.

  5. 05

    live down

    To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.

  6. 06

    live in sin

    To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.

  7. 07

    live in the past

    To dwell on and ruminate about past events.

  8. 08

    live in the shadow of

    To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.

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