live on

🇺🇸 /lɪv ɑːn/ 🇬🇧 /lɪv ɒn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
phrase verb
B2

To use a specific amount of money to buy what you need.

We have to live on a small budget until we find better jobs.

B2

To mostly eat one kind of food.

I really live on fruits and vegetables during the summer.

translation

phrv. To use a specific amount of money to buy what you need.; To mostly eat one kind of food.