live off

live off
live off, AM also live off of
vi
1. (depend)
to \live off off sb auf jds Kosten leben
2. (support oneself)
to \live off off sth inheritance, pension von etw dat leben
3. (eat)
to \live off off sth von etw dat leben, sich akk von etw dat ernähren; (exclusively) sich akk ausschließlich von etw dat ernähren
* * *
vi +prep obj
1)

to live off the land — sich vom Lande ernähren

to live off one's relations — auf Kosten seiner Verwandten leben

2)
See:
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* * *
v.
zehren von v.

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