like pigs in clover

Idioms

Extremely contentedly, as in They had a handsome pension and lived like pigs in clover. This expression alludes to pigs being allowed to eat as much clover, a favorite food, as they wish. It appeared in the Boston Gazette of January 7, 1813: “Canadians! then in droves come over, And live henceforth like pigs in clover.” [Early 1800s]

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like pigs in clover

In one shake of a lamb’s tail, the Della Rossas were living like pigs in clover.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2023

She loved odd puzzles like pigs in clover, the spider's hole, baby billiards, and the like.

From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Theodore Dreiser

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