live and breathe

verb

To be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).

“To run a successful business, you have to live and breathe your product.”

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Meanings

verblive and breathe (third-person singular simple present lives and breathes, present participle living and breathing, simple past and past participle lived and breathed)

present singular third person lives and breathes · participle present living and breathing · participle past lived and breathed · past lived and breathed · alternative live, sleep, and breathe

  1. transitiveTo be thoroughly immersed in or concentrated on (something).

    To run a successful business, you have to live and breathe your product.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
breathe
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APA

live and breathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20breathe

MLA

“live and breathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20breathe. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live and breathe,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20and%20breathe.

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