The Life of Riley
"The Life of Riley" is an expression meaning an ideal life of carefree prosperity and contentment.
Origins
The expression became popular in the 1880s, around the time that James Whitcomb Riley started depicting the comforts of a well-ordered and prosperous home life in his poems.http://www.jameswhitcombriley.com/the_life_of_riley.htm
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1880s - James Whitcomb Riley
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