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]

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live like a king

It’s getting more expensive to live like a king.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“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

So I’d stuff my pocket with notes and live like a king – ballet, opera, champagne, caviar, nice dinners.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2016

He would live like a king and drink like a lord and, like the good father and husband that he firmly believed himself to be, he would send ten dollars to his wife every month.

From The Harbor Master by Theodore Goodridge Roberts

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