A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations


live with oneself • live within oneself



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A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

live with oneself • live within oneself
live with oneself —retain one’s self-respect: The note of hys-
teria in her voice stopped me dead. The sensible thing to do
would have been to continue on my way but if I did I knew
I’d find it awfully difficult to live with myself.
live within oneself —(also: live in oneself ) rely on oneself for
ideas, beliefs, etc.: Americans have a “can-do” spirit that is
world famous. Self-reliance and the desire to live within one-
self have long defined the American character.
See also: live by oneself live in oneself live to oneself.
living corpse • living skeleton
living corpse —(also: living dead) said of smb. who has lost
all interest in life: It may be said that she came out of the asylum
a living corpse, and it was not long before she died in reality.
living skeleton —is used of an extremely emaciated person:
I was unprepared for what I saw. There on a reed mat lay a
living skeleton of a man covered with a blanket.
Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
dead man walking
— used of smb. who is in very great trouble
(will soon get punished, lose his job, etc.): He is a dead man
walking and should step down now. His actions brought dis-
repute to the judiciary…
Lloyd’s List • Lloyd’s Register
Lloyd’s List—(UK) a daily publication devoted to shipping
news: In 
1
696 Edward Lloyd started a paperLloyd’s News,
which was the precursor of the Lloyd’s List of the present day.
Lloyd’s Register —(UK) an annual alphabetical list of ships
assigned to various classes: Lloyd’s Register, as at present con-
stituted, has existed since 
1
834.
loaded down with something • loaded up with
something
loaded down with something —
1
. having a heavy load of
smth.; overloaded with smth.: The trees are loaded down with
the weight of the fruit. 2. overburdened with tasks, responsi-
bilities, etc.: He seemed loaded down with the burdens of
office.
loaded up with something —(of a vessel, etc.) with a full cargo
of smth.: The ship was loaded up with quality food stocks,
including a good array of fresh food.

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