live like a king

Idioms

Also, live like a prince. Enjoy a lavish style of living, as in He spared no expense, preferring to live like a king as long as he could, or Since they got their inheritance, the Andersons are living like princes. This expression continues to be used despite the much smaller role royalty plays in the present day. [Mid-1500s]

Example Sentences

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“He says for $200 a day, he can live like a king there. But what if he can’t travel? He’s avoiding the reality.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

They added that "it would make sense if he was thinking of a potential sanctuary where he could still live like a king".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“Rodriguez can live like a king here,” said one envious neighbour.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2016

I can do more than merely survive as an urban hermit: I can live like a king.

From The Verge • Jun. 5, 2015

I live like a king, pretty much by myself, neither full of action nor perturbation—molles somnos.

From Hume (English Men of Letters Series) by Huxley, Thomas Henry

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