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have it made in the shade and have got it made in the shade

Sl. to have succeeded; to be set for life. Wow, is he lucky! He has it made in the shade. Sarah's got it made in the shade with her huge inheritance.

See also: have, made

shades of someone or something

Fig. reminders of someone or something; a thing that is reminiscent of someone or something. When I met Jim's mother, I thought "shades of Aunt Mary." "Shades of grade school," said Jack as the university lecturer rebuked him for being late.

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put somebody/something in the shade

to be so interesting or so good that other similar people or things seem less important by comparison I thought I'd done quite well, but Claire's exam results put mine in the shade.

See also: put

Shades of somebody/something.

something that you say when someone or something makes you think of another person or thing We visited the university campus and had a few drinks in the bar. Shades of my student days.

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shades of somebody/something

this suggests memories of another person or thing The president's behavior suggests he has something to hide - shades of the Watergate scandal.

Etymology: based on the meaning of shade (spirit of a dead person) used esp. in literature