want for nothing
to have everything that you need
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To be in a good, better or pleasant situation
be the envy of
to have good qualities or advantages that people admire very much and would like to have themselves
have the world at your feet
to have a lot of opportunities to do interesting and exciting things
hold/have all the cards
to be in a good position to beat or defeat someone because you have all the advantages
have your cake and eat it too
to have all the benefits of a situation when, in fact, having one thing means that you cannot have the other
hold/have all the aces
to have a big advantage over other people
be in/out of the firing line
to be/not be in danger
get/be given an easy ride
to experience no problems in a situation that is normally difficult or unpleasant
be in the catbird seat
to be in a situation where you have an advantage
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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