live it up
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Meaning · English
Enjoy life to the fullest
Literally: live intensely
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Roxburgh's licence to live it up could be a matchwinner for a Scotland side who have lost in Switzerland and scraped a lucky home draw with Portugal in their opening Group One matches.
But as you are determined to live it up and have a good time, you must watch your health and try not to burn the candle at both ends.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “live it up” mean?
Enjoy life to the fullest Literally: live intensely
Is “live it up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.