have it made in the shade
Definition of have it made in the shade
US, informal
: to have a very easy life or to be in a very good situation She had to work hard for many years to achieve success, but now she has it made in the shade.
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madeplay
: fictitious, invented
: artificially produced
: put together of various ingredients
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shadeplay
: comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
: relative obscurity or retirement
: shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight
: to shelter or screen by intercepting radiated light or heat
: to cover with a shade
: to hide partly by or as if by a shadow
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