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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A chance to live like a king just emerged in Miami.

From Los Angeles Times

To another, he wrote: “this is why u will always be a loser in life and I will live like a king you pathetic trash and ugly of course.”

From Los Angeles Times

Danny Dyer will appear in a new BBC history show where he will live like a king.

From BBC

For a more opulent experience, you can live like a king at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski.

From Fox News

A few are playful even in their corniness—for instance, a real-estate agent’s newspaper ad invokes the author in its invitation to “live like a king!”

From The New Yorker

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