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单词 owe someone a living
释义

owesomeonea living

idiominformal
If you say that someonethinksthatpeopleowehim or her aliving, youmeanthat thatpersonthinksthat he or shedeservesto bepaidwithout having toworkhard for it:
Heseemstothinktheworldoweshim aliving.
No oneowesyou aliving.
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(Definition ofowe someone a livingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
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