| 单词 | the life of riley |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe life of Riley the life of Riley: an enviably enjoyable, luxurious, or carefree existence. Esp. in to live the life of Riley. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > [noun] > prosperous conditions > the good things of life > enjoyment of the life of Riley1911 1911 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 6 Dec. 1/6 After ‘living the life of Riley’ for over a year, successfully evading the pitchforks and the bullets of the farmers,..the cow today fell victim to a masterfully arranged trap. 1918 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 16 Jan. 5/3 We live like princes or, as they say here [sc. at Camp Devens, Mass.], ‘the life of Riley’. 1923 E. L. Rice Adding Machine vi. 85 This is the life of Riley all right. 1949 J. B. Priestley Delight 7 The life of Reilly, which some people imagine me to lead, has been further away than a fading dream. 1965 J. Porter Dover Two vi. 70 The native cunning which had enabled him to live the life of Riley with no visible means of support..failed him dismally now. 2006 Philadelphia May 73/3 Jake lives the life of Riley: all he has to do is get himself to school and mow the lawn and play an occasional bit of saxophone, and in return we buy him everything his heart desires. < as lemmas |
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