Usually means: Easy, comfortable, and carefree existence.
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General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. life of Riley, the life of Riley, the life of riley: Merriam-Webster
  2. the life of Riley: Collins English Dictionary
  3. life of Riley: Wiktionary
  4. life of Riley: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. life of Riley, the life of Riley: Dictionary.com
  6. Life of Riley (British TV series), Life of Riley (TV series), Life of Riley (UK TV series), Life of Riley (play), Life of Riley, The Life Of Riley, The Life of Riley (album), The Life of Riley (disambiguation), The Life of Riley (song), The Life of Riley: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. Life of Riley: The Word Detective
  8. Life of Riley, the life of Riley: TheFreeDictionary.com
  9. Life of riley: World Wide Words
  10. Life of Riley: Phrase Finder

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. life of Riley, the life of Riley: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. life of riley: A Word A Day

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. life of Riley: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. (the) life of Riley: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. life of Riley: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (life of Riley)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic, dated) An ideal life of carefree prosperity and luxurious contentment.

Similar:
good life, dolce vita, bed of roses, charmed life, happily ever after, lifeling, living, primrose path, la dolce vita, life, more...

Opposite:
hardship, adversity, struggle, difficulty

Phrases:
The Life of Riley, more...

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Similar:
good life, dolce vita, bed of roses, charmed life, happily ever after, lifeling, living, primrose path, la dolce vita, life, more...

Opposite:
hardship, adversity, struggle, difficulty

Phrases:
The Life of Riley, more...



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