fixed for life
idiom
: to have enough money to live comfortably for the rest of one's life
He'll be fixed for life when he inherits everything.
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Again, this finding challenges the idea that intelligence is fixed for life.
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Bryan Roche, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2014
Bryan Roche, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2014
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“Fixed for life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixed%20for%20life. Accessed 7 Jun. 2023.
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