the good life

the good life

An especially comfortable, pleasurable, luxurious, and/or wealthy lifestyle. Sitting in the sun, having a few drinks, eating great food, with no worldly stresses… this is the good life, eh? We've been living the good life since my wife's wealthy uncle left us his entire fortune.
See also: good, life
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

good life, the

A wealthy, luxurious style of living. For example, Aunt Agatha left them a fortune, so now they're enjoying the good life. [Mid-1900s]
See also: good
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

the good life

A wealthy, luxurious way of living.
See also: good, life
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • good life, the
  • live large
  • Living large
  • lap of luxury, the
  • lap of luxury
  • the lap of luxury
  • lap of luxury, in the
  • in the lap of luxury
  • luxury
  • give it large
References in periodicals archive
But how do we live the good life when we are up to our neck in troubles that look impossible to overcome?
The Good Life customers bring their own containers to fill with food and beverage items, eliminating the need for additional packaging.
From September 14-16, the Good Life Experience will invite a host of entertainers, artists, creations, makers and thinkers to the Hawarden Estate to share their knowledge, skills or performance.
The Good Life Experience takes place in the historic setting of the Hawarden Estate against the backdrop of two castles.
In possessing practical wisdom, the task at hand is to be able to live the good life. For Aristotle, the purpose of ethics is not to acquire a theoretical knowledge of the good.
The Good Life Companies is a multi-faceted organisation that serves as a full-serviced fixed general insurance agency, a retail financial planning practice servicing the needs of retail clients, and a fitness institute that takes an educational approach to fitness, nutrition and overall health and wellness.
Conor Delaney, CEO, The Good Life Companies, said, "Todd Esh is a powerhouse in the financial industry.
Written by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, The Good Life was inspired by the increased interest in green issues at the time and it is said the writers decided Paul Eddington's character would be called "Jerry" simply because "we've got a Tom, may as well have a Jerry."
What did The Good Life Cafe scene mean for LA hip-hop?
However, as manifested in the above cases, studies addressing communication and the good life have long been confined to the transmission model of communication, thereby reducing the research subject into issues like information access, information overload, information security, media literacy, media mobility, and mediated connectivity.
Critique: Impressively informed and informative, exceptionally thoughtful and thought-provoking, extraordinarily well written, organized and presented, "The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life" is unreservedly recommended for community and academic library Chinese Philosophy collections and supplemental studies reading lists.
Festival Director of Liverpool Food and Drink Festival, Denise Harris, says: "The Good Life area is yet another new attraction we're bringing to this year's festival.
Gurgaon, India, August 12, 2016 --(PR.com)-- The Good Life by Lifespice.in was held on 5th August, 2016 at the Convention Hall of The Ashok, New Delhi.
This month I read The Good Life by Martina Cole, which captured my attention from the first page.
Life is not good in Birmingham A RECENT party political broadcast took the line of 'Bringing the good life to Europe.'.