Daily life

live in

wear very often

To live in a type of clothing is to wear it so often that it feels like your usual outfit.

B2 common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

What do you usually wear at home?

I live in sweatpants and an old T-shirt.

Play the conversation

When the weather gets hot, I live in loose cotton shirts.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I live on shorts in summer.

Say: I live in shorts in summer.

Use "live in" for clothing, not "live on."

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

live in shorts; live in jeans; be living in trainers

Your turn: say it out loud

When the weather gets hot, I live in loose cotton shirts.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

live in

wear very often

“When the weather gets hot, I live in loose cotton shirts.”

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