an apple a day »
Healthy eating and living using traditional temperate-zone fresh foods.
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at the end of the road »
No longer living. Dead.
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buy to let »
To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it.
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dead »
No longer living.
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dead as a doornail »
Unquestionably dead. Used for both inanimate objects and once living beings.
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dead wood »
Dead limbs and branches still attached to a living tree.
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die »
To stop living; to become dead; to undergo death.
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don't give up your day job »
Implying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment.
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happily ever after »
Living happily until death. Typically associated with fairy tales.
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high on the hog »
Well off; living comfortably or extravagantly.
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in Abraham's bosom »
No longer living. Dead.
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knock the living daylights out of »
To knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.
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Living high on the hog »
Living richly, often above one's means
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made in the shade »
In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.
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make a go of it »
To attempt; especially, to attempt to make a living.
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make a living »
To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.
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only fools and horses work »
Philosophy of life that people who do not look for an easy way of earning a living are foolish.
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poison »
A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism.
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real job »
A job which requires the employee to, work regular hours for a consistent wage that often exceeds the provisions of applicable minimum wage legislation. A job that produces a living wage.
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run away with »
To leave secretly with another person. Usually with the intention of getting married or of living together against the wishes of the family.
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run off with »
To leave with someone with the intention of living with them or marrying them. Usually in secret because other people think it is wrong.
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Shittin in high cotton »
Living well, often above one's means
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tune in, turn on, drop out »
Pay attention to the new way of living; take drugs; abandon the established ways.
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