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Terms for subject Cliche / convention containing living | all forms
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live in good styleжить на широкую ногу ("Some years ago -- to be definite, in May, 1884 -- there came to Lee a gentleman, Neville St. Clair by name, who appeared to have plenty of money. He took a large villa, laid out the grounds very nicely, and lived generally in good style." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver)
live paycheque to paychequeжить от зарплаты до зарплаты (The man's lawyer described his client as a single father who lives paycheque to paycheque, supporting his two daughters. • The largest chunk of wealth in North America is now no longer tied up in buildings or machinery, it’s in urban residential land, which Prof. Patrick Condon maintains the global rich are now scooping up like stocks and bonds. “It is the price of the land under the building that is far more important than any other single factor in determining who gets sick, who struggles to keep a roof over their heads and who lives paycheque to paycheque,” says Condon. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver)
live to regret sth.пожалеть (о своём поступке: Brin announced that he is working on a new series of novels for young adults; one has the premise that aliens kidnap a California high school and live to regret it. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver)