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live and let live

live and let live
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [liv and let liv]
    • /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [liv and let liv]
    • /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/

Definitions of live and let live words

  • verbal expression live and let live be tolerant of others 1
  • noun live and let live to refrain from interfering in others' lives; to be tolerant 0
  • noun live and let live to do as one wishes and let other people do the same; be tolerant 0
  • verb live and let live (Idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same. 0

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Parts of speech for Live and let live

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

live and let live popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for live and let live

noun live and let live

  • free enterprise — an economic and political doctrine holding that a capitalist economy can regulate itself in a freely competitive market through the relationship of supply and demand with a minimum of governmental intervention and regulation.
  • free hand — unrestricted freedom or authority: They gave the decorator a free hand.
  • inaction — absence of action; idleness.
  • indifference — lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
  • latitude — Geography. the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point. a place or region as marked by this distance.

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