high life

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high life

He enjoys the high life with lavish parties and expensive cars.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A luxurious and extravagant lifestyle: "high life" refers to a way of living characterized by wealth, expensive pleasures, social activities among the elite, and often excessive spending on entertainment and luxury goods.
Usage
  • The term "high life" is typically used to describe the social world and habits of wealthy, fashionable people. It often implies a focus on parties, expensive hobbies, and conspicuous consumption. It is commonly used in phrases like "living the high life."
Examples
  • Noun:
    • After winning the lottery, they abandoned their modest habits for the high life.
    • The magazine chronicles the high life of celebrities and socialites.
    • He enjoyed the high life in the city, frequenting the best restaurants and clubs.
Advanced Usage
  • "The high life": This is the most common form, almost always used with the definite article "the." It conceptualizes the lifestyle as a singular, recognizable sphere of activity.
    • She was tired of the countryside and dreamed of moving to the city to experience the high life.
Variants and Related Words
  • High living (noun phrase): A very close synonym, also meaning a luxurious lifestyle.
    • Years of high living had taken a toll on his health and finances.
Synonyms
  • Luxury: A state of great comfort and extravagant living.
  • Extravagance: Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.
  • Affluence: The state of having a great deal of money; wealth.
Related Idioms
  • "Live the high life": To live in a very luxurious and extravagant way.
    • After his business succeeded, he started to live the high life, buying sports cars and traveling the world.
high life

He enjoys the high life with lavish parties and expensive cars.

Noun
  1. excessive spending

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