life of Riley

Also, life of Reilly. An easy life, as in Peter had enough money to take off the rest of the year and live the life of Riley. This phrase originated in a popular song of the 1880s, "Is That Mr. Reilly?" by Pat Rooney, which described what its hero would do if he suddenly came into a fortune.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eva	E-vah (Spanish, Italian, Danish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice
Ece	e-JE	Turkish
Ekua	-	Western African, Akan
Thorne	[θɔ:n]
Tamerlane	-	History
Emmeline	EM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lien	English (Archaic)