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cause deep emotional pain and grief to somebody

live off the backs of someone Idiom, Proverb

at one with someone

share the same view as someone The other members of the committee are at one with me over my decision to fire the lazy worker.

at someone

always ready to serve somebody His eldest daughter is always at his beck and call when he spends an evening at home.

attend to someone

take care or deal with someone The doctor attended to the other patient before he got to my mother.

badger someone

get someone to do something by repeated questions or by bothering them I always have to badger my friend in order to make him return my computer game software.

bail someone or something out

help or rescue The government has decided to bail out the troubled bank.

ball is in someone's court

be someone else's move or turn The ball was in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

be fed up with (with someone or something)

be out of patience (with someone

beat someone to the punch (draw)

do something before others He beat me to the punch and arrived at the interview first.

break someone's heart

make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged/sad.

break up (with someone)

stop a relationship She broke up with her boyfriend last June.

live off the backs of (someone)

To accomplishment the activity of addition abroad to abutment one's own existence. This breadth has been active off the backs of casual workers for years.Learn more: back, live, of, off

live off the backs of someone

If one accumulation of bodies lives off the backs of addition group, the aboriginal accumulation uses the money and assets of the additional accumulation to survive, and gives annihilation in return. For too continued the affluent accept lived off the backs of the working-class.Learn more: back, live, of, off, someone

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break the bank break the ice break the law/rules break the news break the record break the silence break through break up break up (with someone) break your fall break your heart breakdown breath of fresh air breath of wind breathe a sigh of relief breathe down my neck breathe down one live in cotton wool live in each other's pockets live in hope live in hope of live in hope of (something) live in hope(s) live in sin live in sin, to live in someone's pocket live in the past live in the present live it up live large live like a king live like a maggot in bacon live like a prince, to live like fighting cocks live long and prosper live next door live next door (to one) live off live off (of) (one's) (own) hump live off (of) (someone or something) live off smell of an oily rag live off the backs of (someone) live off the backs of someone live off the fat of the land live off the grid live off the land live off/on the fat of the land live on live on (one's) (own) hump live on (one's) nerves live on (one's) own live on a shoestring live on an amount of money live on borrowed time live on own live on the smell of an oil rag live on the smell of an oily rag live on your hump live on your nerves live out live out (the rest of) (one's) days live out (the rest of) (one's) life live out days live out of (one's) car live out of (something) live out of a suitcase live out of a/(one's) suitcase live out of cans