Meanings
adjectivehigh-living (comparative more high-living, superlative most high-living)
comparative more high-living · superlative most high-living
- idiomaticEnjoying an extravagant lifestyle.
There is a scene in John Cassavetes's new film, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, where Los Angeles strip-joint owner goes for a stroll with some high-living gamblers.
1976, Karen Stabiner, “Cassavetes: Hollywood's Loner”, in Mother Jones, volume 1, number 3, page 62
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