Word | life of Riley |
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Definition | n. A luxurious or carefree existence. [Origin unknown.] |
Sentence | When he -- or she -- was not entering Casino in comp. of friends...was playing tenn., riding h's, out on the golf links, lunching with three f's,... |
Source | Uncle Fred in the Springtime, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 517 |
Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary
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