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Definition of Riley in English: Rileynounˈrʌɪliˈraɪli in phrase the life of Rileyinformal A luxurious or carefree existence. 〈非正式〉奢侈（或无忧无虑）的生活 all the older boys are driving big expensive cars and living the life of Riley Example sentencesExamples - The 47-year-old married father of two had been living the life of Riley on the proceeds of the fraud, and was planning early retirement in the Bahamas.
- She said: ‘We may feel the Asian community is poor but by the standards of rural Pakistan, they are living the life of Riley.’
- There he was, living the life of Riley, happy, free and contented.
- I shook my head, ‘Kienan is living the life of Riley, that's for sure - the boy has to worry about nothing and he's so laid back.’
- Most people assume a movie actor lives the life of Riley, but Margaret knew better.
- She laughs: ‘With just one hit single you can live the life of Riley - who knows, you could even find yourself with enough money to afford to write a book.’
- Life for students is a lot tougher financially these days, compared to when I went up to University in the late Eighties, which was the life of Riley in comparison.
- Everyone is less fortunate than the successful artist - theirs, frankly, is the life of Riley.
- We grumble and moan (well I do) but really we live the life of Riley by comparison.
- However, regardless of the fact that others may think that an expatriate lives the life of Riley, whoever he might be, he or she is usually engaged on a contract for a specific purpose.
- I took out three student loans and lived the life of Riley.
OriginEarly 20th century: of unknown origin. Rhymesdrily, kylie, shyly, slyly, smiley, Smily, wily, wryly Definition of Riley in US English: Rileynounˈraɪliˈrīlē in phrase the life of Rileyinformal A luxurious or carefree existence. 〈非正式〉奢侈（或无忧无虑）的生活 all the older boys are driving big expensive cars and living the life of Riley Example sentencesExamples - However, regardless of the fact that others may think that an expatriate lives the life of Riley, whoever he might be, he or she is usually engaged on a contract for a specific purpose.
- The 47-year-old married father of two had been living the life of Riley on the proceeds of the fraud, and was planning early retirement in the Bahamas.
- She laughs: ‘With just one hit single you can live the life of Riley - who knows, you could even find yourself with enough money to afford to write a book.’
- There he was, living the life of Riley, happy, free and contented.
- I took out three student loans and lived the life of Riley.
- We grumble and moan (well I do) but really we live the life of Riley by comparison.
- Most people assume a movie actor lives the life of Riley, but Margaret knew better.
- I shook my head, ‘Kienan is living the life of Riley, that's for sure - the boy has to worry about nothing and he's so laid back.’
- She said: ‘We may feel the Asian community is poor but by the standards of rural Pakistan, they are living the life of Riley.’
- Everyone is less fortunate than the successful artist - theirs, frankly, is the life of Riley.
- Life for students is a lot tougher financially these days, compared to when I went up to University in the late Eighties, which was the life of Riley in comparison.
OriginEarly 20th century: of unknown origin. |