What does live on top of one another mean?

live on top of one another

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: live on -top of one an-oth-er
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To live in very crowded conditions.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"It was impossible to find a moment of privacy in a flat where we were living on top of one another all the time."

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Colloquial

Inflected Forms

lives on top of one another (present, singular) living on top of one another (participle, present) lived on top of one another (participle, past) lived on top of one another (past) each other (alternative)

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