lead the life of Riley

and live the life of Riley

Fig. to live in luxury. (No one knows who Riley alludes to.) If I had a million dollars, I could live the life of Riley. The treasurer took our money to Mexico, where he lived the life of Riley until the police caught him.

lead/live the life of Riley

(informal)

to have a happy life without hard work, problems or worries He lived the life of Riley, having inherited a huge amount of money.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
MÁRton	MAHR-ton	Hungarian
Arnifrid	-	Ancient Germanic
Aoibheann	EE-van	Irish
Firuzeh	-	Persian
Henriikka	HEN-ree:k-kah	Finnish
JunÍPero	-	Various