high life
Definition
- 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.
Noun
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excessive spending
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