"good life" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-good life.ogg [Australia] Forms: the good life [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=the good life}} the good life
  1. (idiomatic) The life that one dreams of living. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: dolce vita Translations (the life that one dreams of living): marhay na buhay (Bikol Central), 美好的生活 (Chinese Mandarin), hyvä elämä (Finnish), magandang buhay (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-good_life-en-noun-2pCr9~1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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