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living the dream

living the dream is the present participle and gerund of live the dream.

Meaning of live the dream

Verb

live the dream (third-person singular simple present lives the dream, present participle living the dream, simple past and past participle lived the dream)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience the achievement of every success that one has aspired to achieve, especially from a career.
    • But Manny Ramirez is living the dream; two weeks ago, he signed a quarter-million-dollar contract with the Cleveland Indians.1991 June 19, Sara Rimer, “School Heroes, After the Last Time Up”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Mar 2013

Questions about living the dream

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

Words near living the dream in the dictionary

  1. living statues
  2. living stone
  3. living street
  4. living streets
  5. living tally
  6. living the dream
  7. living thing
  8. living things
  9. living through
  10. living tissue
  11. living tissues

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