单词 | to live in clover |
释义 | > as lemmasto live (or be) in clover 3. Phrase. to live (or be) in clover: ‘to live luxuriously; clover being extremely delicious and fattening to cattle’ (Johnson). ΘΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > luxury or luxurious living > luxuriate [verb (intransitive)] > live luxuriously to live wella1375 to live like a lord1532 epicurize1600 to live (or be) in clover1710 to live like fighting cocks1795 1710 Brit. Apollo 22–25 Feb. I liv'd in Clover. 1737 G. Ogle Miser's Feast 5 Well, Laureat, was the day in clover spent? a1839 W. M. Praed Poems (1864) I. 136 You might have lived your day in clover. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. viii. ix. 102 He has been sometimes in clover as a travelling tutor, sometimes he has slept and fared hard. < as lemmas |
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