clover

(as) happy as a pig in clover

slang Very happy and contented in one's situation. Johnny loves politics, so he's as happy as a pig in clover at this convention. She settled into the chair with a glass of wine and a book, happy as a pig in clover.
See also: clover, happy, pig

be in clover

To live without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills.
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four-leaf clover

1. Literally, a clover with four leaves instead of the usual three, traditionally thought to be a good-luck charm due to its rarity. You found a four-leaf clover and you saw a shooting star? Wow, you must be really lucky today!
2. By extension, any person or thing that is considered a bringer of good fortune. The new kicker has been something of a four-leaf clover for the team, as they've won every game since he signed with them.
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in clover

Living without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills.
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like a pig in clover

slang Very happily and contentedly. Johnny loves politics, so he's like a pig in clover at this convention. The two of them lived like pigs in clover off the settlement they got from the government after the accident.
See also: clover, like, pig

rolling in clover

Very happy or content, often because one is living without financial stress. If only I could win the lottery, then I would be in clover, instead of working three jobs to pay my bills. Johnny loves politics, so he's basically rolling in clover at this convention.
See also: clover, roll
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

in clover

Fig. having good fortune; in a very good situation, especially financially. If I get this contract, I'll be in clover for the rest of my life. I have very little money saved, so when I retire I won't exactly be in clover.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

in clover

Prosperous, living well. For example, After we make our first million, we'll be in clover. This expression alludes to cattle happily feeding on clover. Slightly different versions are like pigs in clover and rolling in clover. [c. 1700]
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like pigs in clover

Extremely contentedly, as in They had a handsome pension and lived like pigs in clover. This expression alludes to pigs being allowed to eat as much clover, a favorite food, as they wish. It appeared in the Boston Gazette of January 7, 1813: "Canadians! then in droves come over, And live henceforth like pigs in clover." [Early 1800s]
See also: clover, like, pig
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

in clover

If you are in clover, you are happy or secure because you have a lot of money or are enjoying a luxurious lifestyle. Developers and bankers were in clover until Congress abruptly changed the rules again. For the next ten days I was in clover at Vicky's house. She took me to all the town's best restaurants and clubs. Note: Clover is a plant which often grows in fields of grass. Cows are said to enjoy grazing in fields which contain a lot of clover.
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Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

in clover

in ease and luxury.
This sense of the phrase is a reference to clover's being particularly attractive to livestock, as in the expression happy as a pig in clover .
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in ˈclover

(informal) in comfort or luxury: Since winning the lottery, they’ve been living in clover.
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Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

in clover

Living a carefree life of ease, comfort, or prosperity.
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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

in clover, to be/live

To prosper. This expression, with its analogy to cattle feeding happily in a field of clover, dates from the early eighteenth century. It occasionally has been put like pigs in clover, and, in twentieth-century America, rolling in clover. All of them mean “to live well.”
See also: live
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • (as) happy as a pig in clover
  • (as) happy as the day is long
  • happy as the day is long
  • (as) happy as a lark
  • happy as a lark
  • the happy day
  • many happy returns of the day
  • the disease to please
  • disease to please
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A subsample from each sample was sorted into sown species (Ryegrass, red clover and white clover for grass-clover pasture and plantain red clover and white clover for herb-clover mix), weeds and dead matter, and then oven dried and weighed to attain the botanical composition.
A comparison of liveweight gain of lambs weaned early onto a herb-clover mixed sward and weaned conventionally onto a ryegrass-clover pasture and herb-clover mixed sward
If, after field trials, the clover is approved, IBERS expects it to lower farming reliance on expensive bought-in concentrates.
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Research work is focused on improving the longevity of red clover, traditionally seen as its Achilles' heel.
New disease-resistant clover to undergo trial
(NASDAQ: CART), the parent company of Carolina Trust Bank, has said that it has completed its previously announced merger with Clover Community Bankshares Inc., parent company of Clover Community Bank.
Carolina Trust BancShares completes Clover Community Bankshares acquisition
has closed its acquisition of Clover Community Bankshares, Inc., the parent company of Clover Community Bank, the company said.
Carolina Trust BancShares Closes Acquisition of Clover Community Bankshares
Carolina Trust BancShares Inc., parent company of Carolina Trust Bank, has completed its previously announced merger with Clover Community Bankshares Inc., parent company of Clover Community Bank.
Carolina Trust, Clover Community Bank merger complete
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Carolina Trust BancShares, Inc., Clover Community Bankshares to consummate their merger
First Data has launched Clove Mini and Clover Flex in Argentina.
FIRST DATA LAUNCHES CLOVER MINI AND CLOVER FLEX
Originally founded to produce dairy products, The South African Clover company is now a leading branded food and beverage group that operates in South Africa as well as in other southern and central African countries.
The Whistling Chef chilled, ready-meal line is aptly named
A survey released Wednesday by health insurer Clover Health revealed that only 45 percent of New Jersey seniors have gotten a flu shot so far this fall.A survey released Wednesday by health insurer Clover Health revealed that only 45 percent of New Jersey seniors have gotten a flu shot so far this fall.
Only 45 percent of NJ seniors have gotten flu shot, survey finds