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living and letting live

living and letting live is the present participle and gerund of live and let live.

Meaning of live and let live

Verb

live and let live (third-person singular simple present lives and lets live, present participle living and letting live, simple past and past participle lived and let live)

  1. (idiomatic) To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.
    • "Hout, neighbour," said Mrs. Howden, "we suld live and let live—we hae been young oursells, and we are no aye to judge the warst when lads and lasses forgather."1818, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 23, in The Heart of Mid-Lothian

Questions about living and letting live

What is living and letting live the present participle and gerund of?
Living and letting live is the present participle and gerund of live and let live.

Words near living and letting live in the dictionary

  1. living a lie
  2. living a little
  3. living and breathing
  4. living and dying by
  5. living and learning
  6. living and letting live
  7. living at Her Majesty's pleasure
  8. living bandage
  9. living bandages
  10. living beyond one's means
  11. living chamber

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