live like a king

Idioms  

1. 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

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

From The Verge ● Jun. 5, 2015

A good garden on the farm will almost abolish the tin can, and strike off a large part of the grocer's bill, to say nothing of making the farmer live like a king.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.