in clover

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   In a condition of prosperity.

   • [S]he resigned herself with noble fortitude to lodging, as one may say, in clover, and feeding on the fat of the land.
   • A young man belonging to a good London club, having an allowance of £150 a year, and earning £300 a year by driving a taxameter cab, would be in clover.
   • They tell Sasha, "There is big money here. You and the kids can get real decent money and live in clover the rest of your lives."
2. 2

   Happy and contented.

   • to live in clover
   • Shelter at Carbury Manor was very much more comfortable than the priest's own establishment, even with the roof on, and Father Barham was in clover.
   • Some folks were meant to live in clover / But they are such a chosen few / And clovers being green is something I've never seen / 'Cause I was born to be blue
3. 3

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, clover.

   • These hogs are happy to be in clover.
   • This pasture will be in clover next year, and that one will be in rye.

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