live happily ever after

1. Spend the rest of one's life in happiness, as in In her romantic novels the hero and heroine end up marrying and then live happily ever after. This hyperbolic phrase ends many fairy tales. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

If she can collect the dowry from Charlie, she and Stanley can sail to Australia to escape the police and live happily ever after Down Under.

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Rick and Chelsea live happily ever after.

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The idea was to make quick money, pay Ribeiro and Filho over $3 million, save the failing company and live happily ever after.

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“I thought we had reached that moment in the story where you live happily ever after,” Lara said.

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“Stories where people live happily ever after,” she said, staring at the crown.

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