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made in the shade
adjective
successful, accomplished US- — Newsweek, 8 October 1951
- He’s got it made in the shade with her. — Frederick Kohner, Gidget, p. 114, 1957
- Made in the shade? Hell, as long as any man, white or black, isn’t getting his rights in America I’m in danger. — Dick Gregory, Nigger, p. 159, 1964
- [T]hey would moo over the view, exclaim “Holy shit” or make some comment about how he had it “made in the shade.” — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 405, 1992
- Most of us mortals would like nothing better than to have it made it the shade, right? So go buy an awning. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p. 6, 11 April 1998
- I disagree with you about “made in the shade.” I think the phrase is a fine piece of folk poetry, the kind that gives American English its vitality. To have it made is to be on Easy Street, to be able to sit around and enjoy life without having to work. — The Patriot Ledger, p. 37, 28 February 1998
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