adj. (American).—Energetic; active; intelligent.
1892. Pall Mall Gazette, 1 Nov., p. 6, col. 1. At a private muster the other night they came up in good force, decided to organize the party by wards, to maintain a LIVE association, and to find the money to keep it going.
TO LIVE UNDER THE CAT’S PAW. See CAT’S-PAW.
TO LIVE TO THE DOOR, verb. phr. (common).—To live up to one’s means.
