live under



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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GideonGID-ee-ən (English)Biblical, English, Hebrew
Deep-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi
Tryphaina-Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Petr-Czech
Narseh-Ancient Persian
Luisinalwee-SEE-nahSpanish