fat city

fat city

1. A secure and pleasant situation, often financially. (The phrase can also be capitalized, as if "Fat City" were an actual place.) Grandpa will be living in fat city once his pension checks start rolling in.
2. Referring to being fat or obese. My New Year's resolution is to get out of fat city, so I've started working with a dietician.
See also: city, fat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fat city

Also, Fat City. A condition or circumstance marked by considerable prosperity or having a superior advantage. For example, With that new job she'll be in fat city. [Slang; 1960s] Also see easy street.
See also: city, fat
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

fat city

1. n. a state of wealth and comfort; easy street. She’s living in fat city ever since she inherited her fortune.
2. n. fatness (expressed as a place). I’ve had it with fat city. I’m going on a diet.
See also: city, fat
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

fat city

Prosperous circumstances. This slangy Americanism originated about the middle of the twentieth century and is on its way to becoming a cliché. “This last jump in the Dow average has put Mr. Welch in fat city” (Boston Globe, 1987).
See also: city, fat
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • easy street
  • easy street, on
  • get on (one's) soapbox
  • go non-linear
  • launch into
  • launch into (something)
  • teach an old dog new tricks
  • teach an old dog new tricks, one can't/it's hard to
  • You cannot teach an old dog new tricks
  • you can't teach an old dog new tricks
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