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
Taneli	TAH-ne-lee	Finnish
Iudith	-	Biblical Latin
Uolevi	OO-o-le-vee	Finnish
Magomet	-	Dagestani, Chechen, Ingush
Tariro	-	Southern African, Shona
Patricius	-	Late Roman