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[life of Riley] {n. phr.}, {informal} A soft easy life; pleasant or rich way of living. * /He's living the life of Riley. He doesn't have to work anymore./ Compare: […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[bed of roses] or [bowl of cherries] {n. phr.} A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. * /A coal miner's job is not a bed of roses./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in clover] or [in the clover] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In rich comfort; rich or successful; having a pleasant or easy life. * /They live in clover because their […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[life] See: [BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH], [BIG AS LIFE], [CAT HAS NINE LIVES], [CHARMED LIFE], [COME ALIVE OT COME TO LIFE], [FACTS OF LIFE], [FOR DEAR LIFE], [FOR THE LIFE […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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