live in a tree



live in a tree

To be lucky. A '50s college expression, used in such contexts as telling a roommate whose exam for which he was unprepared was suddenly postponed: “Jeez, pal— you live in a tree.”
See also: live, tree

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Eleanorael-ə-NAWR-əEnglish
Rodney['rɔdni]
Ricardaree-KAHR-dah (Spanish)Spanish, German
Adrianusah-dree-AH-nus, AH-dree-ah-nusDutch
Cemal-Turkish
Gerda (2)YER-dah (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish