in clover
In a condition of prosperityIn a condition of prosperity.
» I saw honey bees buzzing in the clover.
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3 sensesIn a condition of prosperity.
Happy and contented.
to live in clover
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, clover.
These hogs are happy to be in clover.
This pasture will be in clover next year, and that one will be in rye.
Examples
3 sentencesI saw honey bees buzzing in the clover.
A hare stopped in the clover and swinging flowerbells and said his prayer to the rainbow through the spider's web.
Ing, lover of the reigner, a too-grand tourin' leads / In clover, of th'arena to Grand To'er, in Leeds.
Origin
By pastoral metaphor, alluding to bees or grazing livestock who are well pleased by cloverBy pastoral metaphor, alluding to bees or grazing livestock who are well pleased by clover.
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