lap of luxury, in the

in the lap of luxury

Having a luxurious and comfortable life due to one's abundant money and resources. The fact that he grew up in the lap of luxury was used to discredit the candidate's claim of wanting to represent working-class citizens. After winning the lottery, they moved to Paris to live in the lap of luxury. Compared to the village where he grew up, my grandfather was living in the lap of luxury earning minimum wage and having a studio apartment in New York.

See also: lap, luxury, of

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lap of luxury, in the

In affluent circumstances, equipped with anything money can buy. For example, Jane grew up in the lap of luxury. This expression alludes to the lap as a place of comfort. [Late 1700s]

See also: lap, of

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