charmed life

Idioms  

1. An existence that seems protected by extreme good luck, as in Robert came out of that accident without a scratch; he must lead a charmed life. The adjective charmed once meant “magical,” which is no doubt what Shakespeare had in mind when he used the term in Macbeth (5:8): “Let fall thy blade on vulnerable crests, I bear a charmed life, which must not yield To one of woman born.” Later it was extended to anyone who narrowly escaped from danger or was similarly lucky. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

"I feel incredibly lucky not to have had to survive or die. It's a conspicuous part of what might be termed a charmed life," he said in US magazine Talk in 1999, as he reflected on returning to his birthplace Zlin in what is now the Czech Republic.

From BBC

Having chosen to bat, Bangladesh opener Rubya Haider lived a charmed life, surviving numerous edges and drops before finally falling for 44.

From BBC

In fact, after Birmingham, it can be argued the questions that hung over England at the beginning of the summer still remain: Zak Crawley's charmed life at the top of the order, Ollie Pope's feast or famine at number three, the Shoaib Bashir project, how the pace bowlers take wickets on flat pitches.

From BBC

It’s a charmed life, and as such, totally impractical, as Anne notes when she arrives at Raymond’s behest.

From Salon

“He’s always lived a charmed life in terms of politics, but there’s also been more to him.”

From Los Angeles Times