Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
He has still not found a job and continues to _______ his assiduous parents.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → live off
Live off someone means to depend on someone for money and food. He has no job, so he still depends on his assiduous (hard-working) parents for support.
Example: He is thirty and still lives off his parents.
Complete sentence: He has still not found a job and continues to live off his assiduous parents.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: live by — Incorrect. Live by means to follow a rule or principle in one's life; one does not live by one's parents.
Example: She lives by the principle of honesty.
Option 2: live upto — Incorrect. The phrase is written live up to and means to be as good as expected; it does not fit a man who depends on his parents.
Example: The film did not live up to our expectations.
Option 4: live in — Incorrect. Live in means to live at the place where one works or studies; it is used for places, not for people one depends on.
Example: The new nurse will live in at the hospital.
Contrast: live off someone means to depend on them for money and food; live by a rule means to follow it.