live off
To use someone or something to survive and pay for your needs.
Meanings
To be financially supported by another person, especially without contributing yourself.
"He's thirty years old and still living off his parents."
To use savings, investments, or passive income as your main source of financial support.
"After retiring early, she lived off the interest from her investments."
To eat only or mainly a particular food, especially by necessity or choice.
"During the camping trip, we lived off canned beans and dried fruit."
To exploit or benefit repeatedly from a past achievement or reputation (figurative).
"The band had one big hit in the nineties and has been living off it ever since."
Can imply a negative judgment (living off others without contributing) or be neutral (living off the land). The line between 'live off' and 'live on' overlaps for food and money, though 'live off' more often implies a source/provider and 'live on' an amount.
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