English Explanatory Dictionary

the world owes one a living

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. One deserves a comfortable life, without having to work hard for it.

Word forms

the world owes one a living

Etymology

In reference to the song The World Owes Me a Living, which premiered in the Walt Disney animated short The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934).

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