live it up

live it up
verb
enjoy oneself (Freq. 1)
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it's your birthday, so let's live it up!

• Hypernyms: ↑delight, ↑enjoy, ↑revel
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP

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LIVE EXTRAVAGANTLY, live in the lap of luxury, live in clover; carouse, revel, enjoy oneself, have a good time, go on a spree, roister; informal party, push the boat out, paint the town red, have a ball, make whoopee; N. Amer. informal live high on/off the hog; archaic wassail.
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phrasal
: to live with gusto and usually fast and loose

lived it up with wine and song — Newsweek

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live it up
1. To go on a spree
2. To cram one's life with excitement and pleasure
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Main Entry: ↑live

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live it up phrase
to do enjoyable and exciting things that involve spending a lot of money
Thesaurus: to enjoy something, or to enjoy yourselfsynonym
Main entry: live

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informal spend one's time in an extremely enjoyable way, typically by spending a great deal of money or engaging in an exciting social life

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live it up
informal : to do exciting and enjoyable things

He's been living it up out in California with his friends.

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Main Entry: ↑live

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live it ˈup idiom
(informal) to enjoy yourself in an exciting way, usually spending a lot of money
Main entry: ↑liveidiom

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