this is the life in English

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        {
          "ref": "2008, Gary Wood, Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In... Swim Out to Meet It",
          "text": "Ah, this is the life. All dressed up on an ocean liner with your favourite cocktail in hand, enjoying a nice relaxing evening.",
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        "An expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation."
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        "(informal) An expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation."
      ],
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          "word": "this is it"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "人生就该如此"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "sellaista elämä on"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aftí eínai zoḯ",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "αυτή είναι ζωή"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "to jest życie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "to jest dopiero życie"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "eso es vida"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "an expression of bliss",
          "word": "det här är livet"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "this is the life"
}

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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Gary Wood, Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In... Swim Out to Meet It",
          "text": "Ah, this is the life. All dressed up on an ocean liner with your favourite cocktail in hand, enjoying a nice relaxing evening.",
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        }
      ],
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        "An expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation."
      ],
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        "(informal) An expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation."
      ],
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        "informal"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "人生就该如此"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "sellaista elämä on"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aftí eínai zoḯ",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "αυτή είναι ζωή"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "to jest życie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "to jest dopiero życie"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "eso es vida"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an expression of bliss",
      "word": "det här är livet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "this is the life"
}

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"this is the life" meaning in English

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