Definition of live off the fat of the land in English:
live off the fat of the land
phrase
(also live on the fat of the land)
Have the best of everything.
‘landlords and merchants lived off the fat of the land’- ‘I wished that I was her, and that I had naturally curly hair and that I was an artist, living off the fat of the land, as it were, because it seemed totally alien to me that your family would ever support your own artistic inclinations.’
- ‘Check the long lines at stands operated by nocturnal vendors, men literally living off the fat of the land, for clear indication of how many people confront-on a nightly basis-the outlawed practice of eating far too near bedtime.’
- ‘It could be said that he lives off the fat of the land.’
- ‘As the play opens under a setting sun we see the care and love the two men have for each other, epitomised by George's tale of a small farm where they can both ‘live off the fat of the land’.’
- ‘After establishing herself in her parent's house ‘living on the fat of the land,’ Katherine began gathering information about her friends' and family's business affairs.’
- ‘Since Rachel was busy living off the fat of the land (read: her mother) she told me she could drive me to school until my dad decided I was responsible enough to own a car myself.’
- ‘It is also too simplistic to think of all monks as living off the fat of the land and benefiting from the labour of others.’
- ‘Thanks to the ingenuity of these contraptions' designers and purveyors (people who, one might say, live off the fat of the land), the toils of Sisyphus have been transformed into a healthful pastime.’
- ‘But there are ways to live off the fat of the land without bleeding it dry.’
- ‘The rank and file, I'm sorry to say, have lived off the fat of the land put there by our union forefathers and foremothers.’
lead a very comfortable life, be very rich, want for nothing, live off the fat of the land
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