"live off the land" meaning in English

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Verb

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)
    Sense id: en-live_off_the_land-en-verb-6pdMIJaF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations
     
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        "To sustain a living by consuming produce that one harvests or hunts from the countryside."
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        [
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          "produce"
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          "sense": "to sustain a living",
          "word": "靠山吃山，靠水吃水"
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          "sense": "to sustain a living",
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      "word": "靠山吃山，靠水吃水"
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