Meaning & use
live vicariously
To experience excitement or satisfaction indirectly by imagining oneself sharing in another person's activities or achievements.
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Unable to travel herself, she lived vicariously through her daughter's stories from abroad.
He lives vicariously through his favorite athletes, celebrating every win as if it were his own.
A note on using this word
Live vicariously is almost always followed by 'through' plus the person whose experience is being shared.
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