Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
привыкли жить на \"широкую ногу\"
English translation:
accustomed to living in grand style/living the life of Riley/living high on the hog
Added to glossary by
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Jul 30, 2017 18:55
6 yrs ago
Russian term
привыкли жить на \"широкую ногу\"
Russian to English
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
...они привыкли жить на "широкую ногу", совершенно не считаясь с тем тяжелым финансовым положением, в котором находился завод.
Более или менее приближенное видел "living on a grand scale", но нужен носитель яз.
Более или менее приближенное видел "living on a grand scale", но нужен носитель яз.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +5 | accustomed to living in grand style/living the life of Riley/living high on the hog | Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. |
3 +3 | used to living large | Yulia Savelieva |
3 +2 | extravagant lifestyle | El oso |
Change log
Aug 13, 2017 11:11: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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14 mins
Selected
accustomed to living in grand style/living the life of Riley/living high on the hog
My ambition in life.
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Affluent and luxurious.
Origin
High on the hog
The source of this phrase is often said to be the fact that the best cuts of meat on a pig come from the back and upper leg and that the wealthy ate cuts from 'high on the hog', while the paupers ate belly pork and trotters
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings
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life of Riley
a carefree, comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable way of living:
Since winning the lottery, he's led the life of Riley.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/life-of-riley
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life of Riley
An ideal life of carefree prosperity and luxurious contentment.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/life_of_Riley
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Affluent and luxurious.
Origin
High on the hog
The source of this phrase is often said to be the fact that the best cuts of meat on a pig come from the back and upper leg and that the wealthy ate cuts from 'high on the hog', while the paupers ate belly pork and trotters
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings
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life of Riley
a carefree, comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyable way of living:
Since winning the lottery, he's led the life of Riley.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/life-of-riley
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life of Riley
An ideal life of carefree prosperity and luxurious contentment.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/life_of_Riley
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Peer comment(s):
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Tatiana Grehan
: also, "accustomed to lavish lifestyle"
21 mins
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I wish you the same, Tatiana, and then remember your friend.
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agree |
Oleg Lozinskiy
: Thank you, Frank. I am living rather high on the hog. :-)
28 mins
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Thank you, Oleg. May good fortune smile upon you.
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Maria Kaverina
: I like "living the life of Riley"
1 hr
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Thank you, Maria. I am glad you appreciate the richness of English idiom.
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The Misha
: Judging by the link you provided, Riley must have died long ago. At least in the 45+ years of speaking English, I have never met him. Nor do we Americans get high on our hogs much. We just eat them:)
4 hrs
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To each his own. The Misha. Perhaps, I am showing my age. There are many who are familiar with this idiom. Shakespeare is dead too, and yet people read him. You strike me as a vegetarian anyway.
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Richard Coombes
: We still live the life of Riley over here, Frank.
2 days 52 mins
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Thank goodness, Richard. For a moment, I was afraid I was all alone. It is tough being the one-percenter, but in your company, it feels all right.
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Erzsébet Czopyk
: with Tatiana
2 days 56 mins
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Thank you, Erzsébet. I appreciate your support.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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8 mins
Russian term (edited):
привыкли жить на \\\"широкую ногу\\\"
used to living large
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Peer comment(s):
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Oleg Lozinskiy
54 mins
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Thank you
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agree |
The Misha
: Yep, that's definitely better than some hogs. Not that you have that many of them Down Under anyway:)
5 hrs
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Thank you
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agree |
Vladimir Dubisskiy
1 day 2 hrs
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Thank you
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41 mins
extravagant lifestyle
For instance:
They led an extravagant lifestyle, totally oblivious to the Plant's dire financial straits.
They led an extravagant lifestyle, totally oblivious to the Plant's dire financial straits.
Peer comment(s):
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The Misha
: That's what I would say too - that, or living large. Who's that guy Riley anyway?
4 hrs
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I thought he was smth to do with The O'Riley Factor :) Thanks, man!
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Angela Greenfield
23 hrs
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Спасибо!
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Discussion
Second of all, (with all due respect) you don't seem to discern the difference between the Russian word "экстравагантный" and the English extravagant. Those are completely different meanings. And finally, just out of curiosity, I talked to a bunch of native English speakers in the Office today, grilling them about "living high on the hog" and "the lives of Riley" and guess what -- most of them had never heard either expression, a couple of guys had, but said the expressions were somewhat grandiloquent and certainly archaic and hardly ever used in common parlance.
Resulting from or showing a lack of restraint in spending money or resources.
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/extravagant
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ваганты
Экстравага́нтность — стремление быть необычным, желание выделиться из толпы. Реже — естественная склонность к эксцентричным формам поведения, связанным с необычным стилем жизни или оригинальным восприятием окружающей реальности.
Экстравагантностью часто отличаются поэты, художники, музыканты и другие представители творческих профессий. Встречаются экстравагантные политики. Экстравагантность иногда содержит элемент вызова традиционным обычаям или представлениям общества, и поэтому далеко не всеми приветствуется.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Экстравагантность