live large

verb

To have a lavish or overly extravagant lifestyle.

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Meanings

verblive large (third-person singular simple present lives large, present participle living large, simple past and past participle lived large)

present singular third person lives large · participle present living large · participle past lived large · past lived large

  1. idiomaticTo have a lavish or overly extravagant lifestyle.

    He lived large, in a suite at the Waldorf Astoria. Expensive and elegant suits, silk shirts, handmade shoes, cashmere topcoats and fedoras enhanced his executive image.

    1984 October 15, “The Time 100: Builders & Titans”, in TIME, archived from the original on 04 May 2009

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kick over the traceswhoop it up

Translations

Finnish elää leveästi
  • elää leveästiTranslations
French mener grand train
  • mener grand trainTranslations
Polish używać życia, użyć życia
  • używać życiaTranslations
  • użyć życiaTranslations
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APA

live large. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20large

MLA

“live large.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20large. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live large,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20large.

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