The lap of luxury Meaning in English

expression

US

thuh LAP uh LUK-zhuh-ree

UK

thuh LAP ov LUK-shuh-ree

Definición

To live in the lap of luxury means to have a very comfortable life with a lot of expensive things and no worries about money.

Uso & Matices

This is a fixed, somewhat formal idiom describing a life of great comfort and wealth. It’s often used with 'live' or 'grow up', and sometimes to contrast with a normal or hard life. Avoid using it to describe small comforts; it suggests abundance and luxury.

• Spanish: la cima del lujo - el colmo del lujo
• Portuguese (BR): no maior luxo - em meio ao luxo
• Portuguese (PT): no auge do luxo - rodeado de luxo
• Chinese (Simplified): 奢华的享受 - 奢侈环境
• Chinese (Traditional): 奢華的享受 - 奢侈環境
• Hindi: ऐशो-आराम की गोद में - विलासिता में
• Arabic: في بحبوحة من العيش - الرفاهية المطلقة
• Bengali: বিলাসিতার গহবরে - আতিশয় বিলাসবহুল জীবন
• Russian: в роскоши - в лоне роскоши
• Japanese: 贅沢の極み - 贅沢三昧
• Vietnamese: sự giàu sang tột độ - cảnh sống xa hoa
• Korean: 호화로움의 절정 - 사치의 품
• Turkish: lüksün kucağında - lüks içinde
• Urdu: عیش و آرامش میں - دولت کی گود میں
• Indonesian: sang trọng tột bậc - trong nhung lụa

Oraciones de Ejemplo

They live in the lap of luxury in their huge mansion.

basic

She dreams of living in the lap of luxury one day.

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The hotel offers a stay in the lap of luxury.

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After winning the lottery, he was suddenly in the lap of luxury.

natural

Not everyone can afford to live in the lap of luxury.

natural

They grew up in the lap of luxury, never knowing any hardship.

natural