silk-stocking lifestyle
- noun
- /sɪlkˈstɑkɪŋ ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/
- Archaic
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estilo de vida lujoso
- He enjoyed a silk-stocking lifestyle with private jets and five-star hotels.
Examples
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Many novels depict the silk-stocking lifestyle of the social elite in the early twentieth century.
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Despite her humble beginnings, she quickly adapted to a silk-stocking lifestyle after her marriage.
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She enjoys a silk-stocking lifestyle full of luxury.
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Living a silk-stocking lifestyle is not easy for most people.
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He enjoyed a silk-stocking lifestyle with private jets and five-star hotels.
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Despite her humble beginnings, she quickly adapted to a silk-stocking lifestyle after her marriage.
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Many novels depict the silk-stocking lifestyle of the social elite in the early twentieth century.
Synonyms
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A life with great comfort and a lot of money
How Wealthy
Surface Forms
Morphology
silk-stocking + lifestyle
The components 'silk' and 'stocking' evoke luxury, and combined with 'lifestyle' a learner could plausibly infer a wealthy or luxurious way of living. However, 'silk-stocking' is a culturally loaded compound with social-class connotations that are somewhat idiomatic and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Silk-stocking lifestyle comes from the old image of people who could afford fine silk stockings walking in the best parts of town to show they had money. So it now means a life of 'wealth', 'privilege', and 'luxury'.