live at Her Majesty's pleasure
live at Her Majesty's pleasure · lives at Her Majesty's pleasure · lived at Her Majesty's pleasure · living at Her Majesty's pleasure
To spend time in prison or jailTo spend time in prison or jail.
» He lives for nothing but pleasure.
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1 senses(UK, colloquial)To spend time in prison or jail.
Examples
3 sentencesHe lives for nothing but pleasure.
It was a short-lived pleasure.
deEs war ein kurzes Vergnügen. — samueldora
I find joy in ruining lives, it's my guilty pleasure.
ruЯ нахожу удовольствие в разрушении чужих жизней, таково моё преступное удовольствие. — corvard
Origin
From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.From the legal phrase at Her Majesty's pleasure.
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Forms
lives at Her Majesty's pleasure, living at Her Majesty's pleasure, lived at Her Majesty's pleasure, lived at Her Majesty's pleasure| Base form | live at Her Majesty's pleasure · to live at Her Majesty's pleasure |
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| 3rd person singular | lives at Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Present participle | living at Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Past simple | lived at Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Past participle | lived at Her Majesty's pleasure |
irregular
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | live at Her Majesty's pleasure |
| he, she, it | lives at Her Majesty's pleasure |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | lived at Her Majesty's pleasure |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have lived at Her Majesty's pleasure |
| he, she, it | has lived at Her Majesty's pleasure |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will live at Her Majesty's pleasure |
Synonyms
6 synonymsdo birddo timedo porridgeserve timebe banged upbe inside
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle