"live off the land" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lives off the land [present, singular, third-person], living off the land [participle, present], lived off the land [participle, past], lived off the land [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live off the land (third-person singular simple present lives off the land, present participle living off the land, simple past and past participle lived off the land)
  1. To sustain a living by consuming produce that one harvests or hunts from the countryside. Synonyms: live off the country Derived forms: LOLBin Translations (to sustain a living): 靠山吃山,靠水吃水 (Chinese Mandarin), viver da terra (Portuguese)
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