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made in the shade

adj

Etymology

Possibly from a children's rhyme: "ice-cold lemonade, made in the shade, stirred with a spade, by an old maid."

Definitions

  1. In a condition characterized by comfort, success, easy living, or general well-being.

    • Republicans should not "believe these stories that we're taking it easy—that we've got it made in the shade."
    • "You got it made now, Parson," Feeney informed him. "You know that? Made in the shade. . . . You lucky bastard,"
    • Courtnall has it made in the shade now, big money, owns restaurants and a spiffy log cabin on a cliff over the crashing ocean.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA