live off the fat of the land



live off the fat of the land

Fig. to live on stored-up resources or abundant resources. If I had a million dollars, I'd invest it and live off the fat of the land. I'll be happy to retire soon and live off the fat of the land.
See also: fat, land, live, of, off

live off the fat of the land

to have enough money to live in a very comfortable way without having to do much work Times have changed for the upper classes, many of whom are no longer able to live off the fat of the land.
See also: fat, land, live, of, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lisandroee-SAHN-droSpanish
ViltautĖ-Lithuanian
BacchusBAK-əs (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Ansaldo-Italian
Zakkai-Biblical Hebrew
Ireneie-REEN (English), ie-REE-nee (English), ee-RE-ne (Italian), EE-re-ne (Finnish), ee-RE-nu (German)English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (L