live on top of one another

verb

To live in very crowded conditions.

“It was impossible to find a moment of privacy in a flat where we were living on top of one another all the time.”

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Meanings

verblive on top of one another (third-person singular simple present lives on top of one another, present participle living on top of one another, simple past and past participle lived on top of one another)

present singular third person lives on top of one another · participle present living on top of one another · participle past lived on top of one another · past lived on top of one another · alternative each other

  1. colloquialTo live in very crowded conditions.

    It was impossible to find a moment of privacy in a flat where we were living on top of one another all the time.

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APA

live on top of one another. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20on%20top%20of%20one%20another

MLA

“live on top of one another.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20on%20top%20of%20one%20another. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “live on top of one another,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/live%20on%20top%20of%20one%20another.

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