in clover
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
In a condition of prosperity.
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, clover.
Example Sentences
- "[S]he resigned herself with noble fortitude to lodging, as one may say, in clover, and feeding on the fat of the land."
- "A young man belonging to a good London club, having an allowance of £150 a year, and earning £300 a year by driving a taxameter cab, would be in clover."
- "They tell Sasha, "There is big money here. You and the kids can get real decent money and live in clover the rest of your lives.""
- "to live in clover"
- "Shelter at Carbury Manor was very much more comfortable than the priest's own establishment, even with the roof on, and Father Barham was in clover."
- "Some folks were meant to live in clover / But they are such a chosen few / And clovers being green is something I've never seen / 'Cause I was born to be blue"