live beyond one's means - spend more money than one can afford The couple have been living beyond their means and are now in serious financial difficulty. live by one's wits - survive by being clever The boy lives by his wits and never has any problems dealing with life. live down (something) - remove blame or distrust by good conduct, cause something to be forgiven by not repeating it Our supervisor is trying to live down his reputation of being a hard person to work for. live for the moment - live without planning for the future The young man lives for the moment and has.
