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to live off
[phrase form: live]
01
to financially survive by depending on someone or something else
Transitive: to live off a financial resource
Examples
The unemployed man is currently living off his savings until he finds a new job.
02
to depend on a particular food for survival
Transitive: to live off specific food items
Examples
The survivalist lived off wild plants and insects in the wilderness.
