live beyond one's means

live beyond one's means verb: have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.

Verb

live beyond one's means (third-person singular simple present lives beyond one's means, present participle living beyond one's means, simple past and past participle lived beyond one's means)

(idiomatic) Have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.
- When young people first leave home, they often get into financial trouble living beyond their means. It is then that they start to learn some of the harsh realities of life.
Antonyms:

live within one's means, cut one's coat according to one's cloth

Translations: घर में नहीं दाने अम्मा चली भुनाने ghar mẽ nahī̃ dāne ammā calī bhunāne

third-person singular present	lives beyond one's means
present participle	living beyond one's means
past participle	lived beyond one's means
past	lived beyond one's means

What does live beyond one's means mean?: Live beyond one's means means have a lifestyle where one's spending regularly exceeds one's income.
What is live beyond one's means in Hindi?: Live beyond one's means in Hindi is घर में नहीं दाने अम्मा चली भुनाने (ghar mẽ nahī̃ dāne ammā calī bhunāne). See Live beyond one's means meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is live beyond one's means?: Live beyond one's means is a verb.
What is the past tense of live beyond one's means?: The past tense of live beyond one's means is lived beyond one's means.

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