Through the front window I saw my mother seated on the edge of the living room couch.
James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2001)
All related terms of 'the living'
the living dead
dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
scare the living daylights out of
If someone or something scares the living daylights out of you, they make you feel extremely scared .
knock/beat the living daylights out of
If you knock the living daylights out of someone, or beat the living daylights out of them, you hit them very hard many times.
someone is living off the fat of the land
said to mean that someone has a rich and comfortable lifestyle without having to work hard for it
beat the living daylights out of someone
to attack someone physically, hitting them many times
scare the living daylights out of someone
to frighten someone very much
to beat or knock the living daylights out of someone
If you knock the living daylights out of someone, or beat the living daylights out of them, you hit them very hard many times.
the world owes them a living the world owes someone a living
If you say that someone thinks that the world owes them a living , you are criticizing them because they think it is their right to have a comfortable life without having to make any effort at all.