Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Verb Phrase 119. The verb phrase today is
to live off. So live off somebody or live off something. All right. And we got three
different definitions that we're going to cover today and give examples for you.
For each of them. Let's look at number one here. If someone
lives off something, he or she regularly gets a supply of money for something or
already has a large supply of money that could be used to live on and maybe you
were lucky. Maybe you inherited a lot of money or you won a lottery or something.
Or number two here. To get money from someone else , especially when you don't
work for your own income. So this one you're living off of someone for sure
and you depend on someone else. Okay. And the third meaning here means to mostly
or only eat a particular type of food. So you're living off this type of food. So
maybe just living off of potatoes or I don't know living off of our onions or
whatever it is that you're living off of means that's mostly what you eat. All
right. So let's look the first example here. After he retired, he was able to
live off his pension. All right. This would be one where you know, you're regularly
getting the supply of money. It's being like mailed to you. So you'll be living
off a pension. You could be living off your Social Security. So every month or so
your email to check and you got so much money and you could live on that money
So you could live off of that. Number two. Many, many senior citizens are having
difficulty living off of their social security check these days. So you
could put it that way.Then again it's another one that comes regularly. Or you
can have difficulty living off something too. It could be hard to do it. Number
three here. That homeless person is only able to live off the charity of others.
All right. Now this is more like the second one. You're getting money from someone
else, especially when you're not working yourself. So you're depending on that.
All right. And number four it's also like from the second meaning. Even though , she
graduated from university three years ago, Mary is still living off her parents.
oH yeah. A lot of young people these days they graduate from university they have
trouble finding jobs and a lot of times. That's still living off their parents
for years. After they graduated. Okay and number five. The last one here. She is so
hard up for money. So desperate for money. Now. Jane has been living off instant
noodles for several months. Yeah so you could just be living off one particular
type of food. You know. So if she doesn't have a lot of money so maybe that's all
she can afford. Anyway I hope you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your
time. Bye-bye