live and breathe sth

热衷于（某事）；对待…像生命一样重要，视…为生命

to be very enthusiastic about sth

He just lives and breathes football.

他非常热衷于足球。

Ever since high school, I've been living and breathing literature.

从中学开始，我就一直对文学非常感兴趣。

He lives and breathes music. He's a big fan of rock music.

他视音乐为生命。他特别喜欢摇滚乐！

Our son lives and breathes chess. It's pretty remarkable!

我们的儿子视国际象棋为生命。这是相当了不起的！

He has lived and breathed polo since he was seven. He has been playing polo for ten years.

他从七岁开始就视马球为生命。他打马球已经有十年了。

He just lives and breathes basketball. His idol is Koby Bryant.

他视篮球为生命，他的偶像就是科比·布莱恩特。