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live-by-ones-wits
释义
live by one's wits
in British English
to gain a livelihood by craftiness and cunning rather than by hard work
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live by one's wits
in American English
to live by trickery or craftiness
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Examples of 'live by one's wits' in a sentence
live by one's wits
In the 18th century it was possible, literally, to live by one's wits, but the cost of living was high.
Times, Sunday Times
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2008
)
Definition of 'live by one's wits'
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get (or have) someone's number
get-or-have-someones-number
get (or have) the drop on
get-or-have-the-drop-on
get (or have) the goods on
get-or-have-the-goods-on
get (or have) the hang of
get-or-have-the-hang-of
get (or have) the jump on
get-or-have-the-jump-on
get (or have) wind of
get-or-have-wind-of
get (or keep) the ball rolling
get-or-keep-the-ball-rolling
get or take the measure of something or someone
get or take your kit off
get out
get-out
get out of
get out of bed on the wrong side
get out of jail
get out of jail free
get out of someone's face
get-out-of-someone's-face
get out of someone's hair
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