drop out
to decide not to have an ordinary job or life because you do not want to be part of society
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to decide not to have an ordinary job or life because you do not want to be part of society
verb
if you follow a profession or way of life, you do that job or spend your life in that way
to live without something that you need or would like to have
to behave according to a particular set of beliefs or principles
to have a particular amount of money to buy the things that you need to live
to spend the rest or part of your life in a particular place or situation
to spend the last part of your life in a particular place or condition
to spend your life hiding the truth about yourself or your feelings
to deal with things as they happen without thinking about the future
to have old-fashioned attitudes
to live in a very comfortable way, with a lot more money than you need
to live on whatever food you can get by hunting, finding fruit, or growing vegetables
to have no real job but make the money that you need by being clever or dishonest
to live without things that you usually live with, for example water or electricity
to not have enough space to live with each other in a way that is comfortable
to manage to live with only a small amount of money, food, water etc
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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