live happily ever after
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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]
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON “THEIR,” “THERE,” AND “THEY’RE”
Are you aware how often people swap around “their,” “there,” and “they’re”? Prove you have more than a fair grasp over these commonly confused words.
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Words nearby live happily ever after
live down, live-forever, live for the moment, live from day to day, live from hand to mouth, live happily ever after, live high off the hog, live-in, live in an ivory tower, live in each other's pockets, live in sin
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