live off the backs of

live off the backs of somebody

to use what other people produce in order to live, without giving them anything in exchange He was one of the wealthiest dictators of all time and he lived off the backs of the people.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Saunders	['sɔ:ndəs]
Laure	LOR	French
Luksa	LOOK-sah	Esperanto
Vsevolod	FSYE-vah-laht (Russian)	Russian, Ukrainian, Medieval Slavic
Kyou	kyo:	Japanese
Neja	-	Slovene