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live it up

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live it up

to have an exciting time; to do what one pleases—regardless of cost—to please oneself. At the party, John was really living it up. Come on! Have fun! Live it up!

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live it up

to enjoy yourself completely without worrying about anything They took a six-week holiday and lived it up in the Caribbean. Related vocabulary: live high on the hog

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live it up

  (informal)

to enjoy yourself by doing things that involve spending a lot of money I decided to live it up for a while - at least until the money ran out.

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live it up

Enjoy oneself, often extravagantly. For example, They came into some money and decided to live it up with a trip around the world. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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live it up

Slang

To engage in festive pleasures or extravagances.

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