like pigs in clover



like pigs in clover

Extremely contentedly, as in They had a handsome pension and lived like pigs in clover. This expression alludes to pigs being allowed to eat as much clover, a favorite food, as they wish. It appeared in the Boston Gazette of January 7, 1813: "Canadians! then in droves come over, And live henceforth like pigs in clover." [Early 1800s]
See also: clover, like, pig

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CsengeCHENG-geHungarian
EllieEL-eeEnglish
KaijaKIE-yahFinnish
ZoroasterZAWR-ə-as-tər (English)History
Leilani[li:'læni]
Torcuil-Scottish