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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.
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.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Gideon | | GID-ee-ən (English) | Biblical, English, Hebrew |
Deep | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi |
Tryphaina | | - | Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek |
Petr | | - | Czech |
Narseh | | - | Ancient Persian |
Luisina | | lwee-SEE-nah | Spanish |