living lavish

Meaning

1. 1phrasefixed phraseinformal

   Spending a lot of money on expensive things and enjoying a rich, luxurious way of life.

   Grammar: Used after the verb be or another linking verb: 'He is living lavish.' It is not placed before a noun.

   Patterns

   • be living lavish
   • start living lavish
   • living lavish in a place

   After his business took off, he was living lavish in a huge house with a pool.

   They post photos of themselves living lavish on yachts and in five-star hotels.

   She grew up poor but now she is living lavish and travels first class everywhere.

Common combinations

living lavish lifestyle

His living lavish lifestyle finally caught up with his bank account.

living lavish on a budget

You can still feel like you're living lavish on a budget by choosing one nice restaurant a month.

living lavish in Dubai

Influencers love showing themselves living lavish in Dubai.

stop living lavish

After losing his job, he had to stop living lavish and sell his sports car.

Synonyms and how they differ

living large

Very similar in meaning, but 'living large' is more common in American English and often suggests enjoying fame or success as well as money.

living the high life

This is a fixed phrase with the same idea, but it sounds slightly more old-fashioned and less slangy than 'living lavish'.

living in luxury

This is a neutral, more formal way to say the same thing; it does not have the informal, boastful tone of 'living lavish'.

Opposites

Word family

lavish adjective

Very generous or expensive; used before a noun, as in 'a lavish party'.

lavishly adverb

In a way that involves spending a lot or giving a lot, as in 'lavishly decorated'.

lavishness noun

The quality of being expensive and generous, as in 'the lavishness of the wedding'.

Commonly confused: living lavish or lavish (verb)?

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