| 单词 | pig in clover |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspig in clover pig in clover n. (the type of) a comfortable, privileged, or contented person, esp. one who conspicuously enjoys wealth, food, etc. Esp. in to live like a pig in clover: to live the high life, to indulge oneself. Cf. pigs in clover n. at sense 14a. ΚΠ 1795 in L. Hopkins et al. Echo (1807) 218 Four weeks they liv'd like pigs in clover, At length the feasting moon was over. 1813 Boston Gaz. 7 Jan. in R. H. Thornton Amer. Gloss. (1912) 664 Canadians! then in droves come over, And live henceforth like pigs in clover. 1852 J. W. Redfield Compar. Physiognomy 182 You may see, from the knowing expression of his eye, that he is ‘a pig in clover’. 1925 D. H. Lawrence St. Mawr 161 I don't think I should ever have made my final announcement to Rico, if he hadn't been such a beautiful pig in clover. 2000 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 13 Aug. (Book Review section) 2 A bookish little pig in clover, I sampled everything on his shelves. < as lemmas |
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