“liveand”

The following 3 entries include the term liveand.

live and learn

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—used to say that one has learned something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant

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live and let live

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—used to say that a person should live as he or she chooses and let other people do the same

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you live and (you) learn

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—used to say that one has learned something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant

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