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live under

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live under someone or something

to dwell directly beneath someone or something. We live under the Johnsons. They are fairly quiet. We lived under a law office for a few years.

See also: live

live under something (negative)

to exist under some kind of worry or threat. I can't continue to live under the threat of bankruptcy all the time. It is hard to live under the worry of another war.

See also: live