Meanings
phrase
- informalAn expression of bliss, an expression of happiness with one's current situation.
Ah, this is the life. All dressed up on an ocean liner with your favourite cocktail in hand, enjoying a nice relaxing evening.
2008, Gary Wood, Don't Wait for Your Ship to Come In... Swim Out to Meet It
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人生就該如此 /人生就该如此, 這才叫生活 /这才叫生活
- 人生就該如此 /人生就该如此 (rénshēng jiù gāi rúcǐ)an expression of bliss
- 這才叫生活 /这才叫生活 (zhè cái jiào shēnghuó)an expression of bliss
Finnish sellaista elämä on
- sellaista elämä onan expression of bliss
Greek αυτή είναι ζωή
- αυτή είναι ζωή (aftí eínai zoḯ)an expression of bliss
Polish to jest życie, to jest dopiero życie
- to jest życiean expression of bliss
- to jest dopiero życiean expression of bliss
Spanish eso es vida
- eso es vidaan expression of bliss
Swedish det här är livet
- det här är livetan expression of bliss
Cite this entry
APA
this is the life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20the%20life
MLA
“this is the life.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20the%20life. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “this is the life,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/this%20is%20the%20life.
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