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Rule "Collocation: live from/off"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: Collocation: live from/off
Message: The usual preposition with "\1" and "\6" is "off". Did you mean <suggestion>\1 off</suggestion>?
Category: Collocations (ID: COLLOCATIONS)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • He lives from his brother’s money.
    Correction suggestion: lives off
ID: LIVE_FROM_OFF [65]
Version: 6.6-SNAPSHOT (2024-11-25 22:33:08 +0100)