Said in surprise or disappointment.

The comfortable, luxurious lifestyles of those who are very wealthy.

The unpleasant way in which a process or activity is carried on behind the scenes.

(African-American Vernacular, idiomatic) To achieve wealth or success by any means necessary.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of die how one lived

simple past tense and past participle of die how one lived

present participle of die how one lived

(informal) A greeting roughly equivalent to how are you.

What were the circumstances of his death? (cause, etc)

(colloquial) you have chosen the wrong person / (colloquial, literally) you are good at picking people or things