Meaning of in clover | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In a condition of prosperity.
2. Happy and contented.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, clover.

Equivalents

Examples

“[S]he resigned herself with noble fortitude to lodging, as one may say⟳, in clover, and feeding on the fat of the land⟳.”

“A young man belonging to a good London club, having an allowance of £150 a year, and earning £300 a year by driving a taxameter cab, would be in clover.”

“They tell⟳ Sasha, "There is big money here. You and the kids can get⟳ real decent money and live⟳ in clover the rest⟳ of your lives."”

“to live⟳ in clover”

“Shelter⟳ at Carbury Manor was very much more comfortable than the priest's own⟳ establishment, even with the roof on, and Father Barham was in clover.”

“Some folks were meant to live⟳ in clover / But they are such a chosen few / And clovers being green is something I've never seen / 'Cause I was born to be blue”

“Oh, I am a child of fortune / I've had my share⟳ of wretched luck / But I now live⟳ in clover”

“These hogs are happy to be in clover.”

“This pasture will be in clover next year, and that one will be in rye.”

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