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lead the life of Riley
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lead the life of Riley and live the life of Riley
Fig. to live in luxury. (No one knows who Riley alludes to.) If I had a million dollars, I could live the life of Riley. The treasurer took our money to Mexico, where he lived the life of Riley until the police caught him.
See also: lead, life
lead/live the life of Riley  (informal)
to have a happy life without hard work, problems or worries He lived the life of Riley, having inherited a huge amount of money.
See also: lead, life
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These people have been elected by the public to look after their interests, not so that they can live the life of Riley.
When will our MPs get the message? Yourview: Comment OF THE DAY by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
He became a darling of many misguided people after escaping from prison and going on to live the life of Riley in Brazil, where he taunted the British police and judicial system because they were powerless to put him back where he belonged - behind bars.
Compassion, but no justice; ECHO by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
He said: "The thought my father's been pretending to be nearly dead with pneumonia, spending hours trying to ingest food through a tube for the last few years to rise, Lazaruslike from his sickbed to live the life of Riley is both absurd and very hurtful.
BIGGS' SON'S FURY AT 'FAKE SICKNESS' by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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