(one) woke up on the right side of the grass

One is still living (as opposed to dead and buried). Often said to indicate that one's life is tolerable or positive overall, despite difficulties. No, I didn't have the best day, but at least I woke up on the right side of the grass, right? A: "Hi, Grandma! How are you?" B: "Oh, I'm all right, darling—the usual aches and pains, you know how it is. I woke up on the right side of the grass, so I can't complain too much!"

See also: grass, of, on, right, side, up, woke

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

woke
an all-out effort
be (one's) life
be somebody's life
a change of scenery
a change of scene
(one's) day in court
(there's) no peace/rest for the wicked
at (one's) doorstep
at doorstep

词组	(one) woke up on the right side of the grass
释义	(one) woke up on the right side of the grass (one) woke up on the right side of the grass One is still living (as opposed to dead and buried). Often said to indicate that one's life is tolerable or positive overall, despite difficulties. No, I didn't have the best day, but at least I woke up on the right side of the grass, right? A: "Hi, Grandma! How are you?" B: "Oh, I'm all right, darling—the usual aches and pains, you know how it is. I woke up on the right side of the grass, so I can't complain too much!" See also: grass, of, on, right, side, up, woke Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: woke an all-out effort be (one's) life be somebody's life a change of scenery a change of scene (one's) day in court (there's) no peace/rest for the wicked at (one's) doorstep at doorstep
随便看	be wringing (one's) hands be wringing your hands be written all over (one's) face be written all over somebody's face be written all over your face be yellow Beyhive beyond beyond (a) doubt beyond a doubt beyond a reasonable doubt beyond a/the shadow of a doubt beyond belief beyond caring beyond compare beyond comparison beyond depth beyond description beyond feeling beyond help beyond imagination beyond ken beyond me beyond means beyond measure