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Phrase(s): live with something
to put up with something; to endure something. (Does not mean "to dwell with.") • That is not acceptable. I can’t live with that. Please change it. • Mary refused to live with the proposed changes., Phrase(s): live (together) with someone
[for someone] to live with someone else. • She lives together with her sister in a condo. • He lives with his family., Phrase(s): live with someone
Euph. to live together with someone; to live in a romantic relationship with someone outside of marriage. • I lived with my aunt when I was growing up. • Is Frank living with his girlfriend? • Sandy is living with her domestic partner.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Cohabit with, live as if married to, as in I don't approve of my daughter living with her boyfriend. [Mid-1700s] Also see LIVE TOGETHER. 2. Put up with, come to terms with, as in I think I can live with this new agreement. [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] Also see LEARN TO LIVE WITH. 3. live with oneself. Keep one's self-respect, as in I don't know how he can live with himself after violating their trust. [Mid1900s]
American Heritage Idioms