Meaning of lap of luxury | Babel Free

Definitions

A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.

idiomatic, singular, singular-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Now dear, I hope⟳ my daughter has warned you we are not exactly living of of ^([sic]) the lap of luxury you might say⟳. […] Now I want⟳ you to prepare⟳ yourself right now because I am certain it is not the kind of surroundings you are used to from where you come⟳ from, dear.”

“You'd think⟳ being born into the lap of luxury would encourage⟳ indolence, but that's not the case for Kilian Hennessy[…].”

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