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Definition

To live correctly or ethically, without deviating from the right line of duty.

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In Context

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Related Idioms

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live a lie

To conceal something about oneself, without the knowledge of which oth…

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cut one's coat according to one's cloth

To live within one's means, without spending more than is affordable.

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live over the brush

To cohabit without being married.

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live in sin

To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.

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plough a lonely furrow

To carry out an action in isolation, or in an original way, without an…

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play one's cards right

To act correctly; to make the right moves.
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