live-and-let-live

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Adjective[edit]

live-and-let-live (not comparable)

  1. Of or expressing a belief in mutual tolerance.
    • 2008 June 13, “Andersonville: A slice of life”, in Chicago Tribune:
      Buyers in Andersonville seek the quality of life here, Finegan said, referring to the live-and-let-live attitude of the diverse neighborhood.
    • 2022 October 12, Bernardine Evaristo, “Read Your Way Through London”, in The New York Times[1]:
      An eccentric city with a live-and-let-live vibe, London is a place where people can be free to be themselves, find the communities to which they belong and write whatever they want.

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