in clover


Prosperous, living well. For example, After we make our first million, we'll be in clover. This expression alludes to cattle happily feeding on clover. Slightly different versions are like pigs in clover and rolling in clover. [c. 1700]

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How to use in clover in a sentence

  • "I want to be put next in this pigs-in-clover railroad puzzle," was the blunt statement of the need.

  • Getting them into the corral was like playing pigs-in-clover.

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