live by (or on) one's wits

live by (or on) one's wits
   извopaчивaтьcя, вceми пpaвдaми и нeпpaвдaми дoбывaть cpeдcтвa к жизни; жить нa coмнитeльныe дoxoды
    Mitzi. Alas, yes - the life of an adventuress is not an easy one. Duchess. Adventuress? Mitzi. Hasn't Monsieur Felix warned you - I live by my wits (N. Coward). Fred Hardy was no fool; he could hardly have lived for twenty-five years on his wits in tolerable comfort unless he had them all about him (W. S. Maugham)

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  • live by one's wits — ► live by one s wits earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means. Main Entry: ↑wit …   English terms dictionary

  • live by one's wits — To gain a livelihood by ingenious expedients rather than by honest labour • • • Main Entry: ↑wit * * * I see wit I II earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means, having no regular employment …   Useful english dictionary

  • live by one's wits — earn money by scheming, earn a living through artifice …   English contemporary dictionary

  • live by one's wits — earn money by clever and sometimes dishonest means, having no regular employment. → wit …   English new terms dictionary

  • live by — To order one s life according to (a principle, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑live * * * ˈlive by [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they live by he/she/it lives by present participle …   Useful english dictionary

  • wits — n. 1) to collect one s wits 2) the wits to + inf. (he didn t have enough wits to realize what was happening) 3) (misc.) keep your wits about you! ( stay alert! ); to live by one s wits * * * to live by one s wits to collect one s wits (misc.)… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Wits and Wagers — Wits Wagers is a board game designed by Dominic Crapuchettes and published by North Star Games. The first edition of the game was introduced in 2005, but the more popular second edition was released in 2007 and continues to be available today.The …   Wikipedia

  • live — live1 W1S1 [lıv] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a place/home)¦ 2¦(plant/animal)¦ 3¦(at a particular time)¦ 4¦(be/stay alive)¦ 5¦(way of life)¦ 6¦(earn a living)¦ 7¦(exciting life)¦ 8¦(imagine something)¦ 9¦(be kept somewhere)¦ 10 …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • live — 1. v. 1 intr. have (esp. animal) life; be or remain alive. 2 intr. (foll. by on) subsist or feed (lives on fruit). 3 intr. (foll. by on, off) depend for subsistence (lives off the family; lives on income from investments). 4 intr. (foll. by on,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • live — I verb 1) the greatest mathematician who ever lived Syn: exist, be alive, be, have life; breathe, draw breath, walk the earth Ant: die, be dead 2) I live in Arkansas Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • live — live1 [ lıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 be/stay alive ▸ 2 have home in place ▸ 3 have kind of life ▸ 4 keep alive certain way ▸ 5 continue to exist ▸ 6 have interesting life ▸ 7 be kept in certain place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to be or stay alive: She s …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English


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