live by your wits

成語所屬單字wit

live by your wits — 慣用語

1. To earn money by being clever and resourceful, sometimes in ways that are not co

1.慣用語
釋義

靠小聰明維生

To earn money by being clever and resourceful, sometimes in ways that are not completely honest.

例句

Without a regular job, he survived by living by his wits on the streets of the city.

The character in the novel is a charming trickster who lives by his wits.