(the) idle rich — the idle rich showing disapproval phrase very rich people who can spend their time enjoying themselves rather than working Thesaurus: people who are lazy or slow to actsynonym Main entry: idle … Useful english dictionary
the idle rich — showing disapproval very rich people who can spend their time enjoying themselves rather than working … English dictionary
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich — is a work of humorous fiction by Stephen Leacock first published in 1914. It is the follow up to his 1912 classic Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town . Like that work, it is a sequence of interlocking stories set in one town, but instead of… … Wikipedia
idle rich — Synonyms and related words: beggar, bummer, cadger, coupon clippers, drone, freeloader, leisure class, lounge lizard, lumpen proletariat, mendicant, moocher, nonworker, panhandler, parasite, rentiers, spiv, sponger, the unemployable, the… … Moby Thesaurus
idle — i|dle1 [ˈaıdl] adj [: Old English; Origin: idel] 1.) not working or producing anything ≠ ↑busy ▪ I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle . ▪ The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic. ▪ The workers have been idle for the last six… … Dictionary of contemporary English
idle — i|dle1 [ aıdl ] adjective 1. ) machines or factories that are idle are not being used: The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable machinery is left to lie idle for long periods. a ) workers who are idle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
idle — 1 adjective 1 not working or operating productively: Owing to the electricity strike, a lot of factory workers were left idle. | We can t afford to have all this expensive machinery lying idle. | the | idle rich (=rich people who do not work for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
idle — I UK [ˈaɪd(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms idle : adjective idle comparative idler superlative idlest 1) a) machines or factories that are idle are not being used The extra power stations are idle when demand is lower. stand/lie/sit idle: Valuable … English dictionary
rich — I adj. rich in (rich in coal deposits) II n. the idle rich * * * [rɪtʃ] the idle rich rich in (rich in coal deposits) … Combinatory dictionary
idle — /ˈaɪdl / (say uydl) adjective (idler, idlest) 1. unemployed, or doing nothing: idle workers. 2. unoccupied, as time: idle hours. 3. not kept busy or in use or operation: idle machinery. 4. habitually doing nothing or avoiding work. 5. of no real… …
The Addams Family (TV series) — This article is about the 1960s series. For the 1998 series, see The New Addams Family. For other uses, see The Addams Family (disambiguation). The Addams Family Format Sitcom Black comedy … Wikipedia
