Daily life
can't live without
need something very much
To need something so much that daily life would feel very difficult without it.
Hear it in real life
What do you always pack for a trip?
My headphones. I can't live without them.
I can't live without my morning coffee.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I can’t live without to listen to music.
Say: I can’t live without listening to music.
Learners may use an infinitive after “without” instead of a gerund.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
I can't live without coffee; she couldn't live without her phone
Your turn: say it out loud
I can't live without my morning coffee.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
can't live without
need something very much
“I can't live without my morning coffee.”
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