live off the land

English

Verb

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

1. To sustain a living by consuming produce that one harvests or hunts from the countryside.

   Synonym: live off the country

Derived terms

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Translations

to sustain a living

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 (zh)

• Portuguese: viver da terra