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“The life of Riley”in other languages

An easy, comfortable life.

  • English
  • Finnish
  • French
English
the life of Riley
Finnish
Olla kuin Ellun kanat literally To be like Ellu's hens
French
Rouler carrosse literally To roll a carriage
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English names a Riley nobody can identify, probably from songs around 1900. Finnish lives like Ellu's hens, olla kuin Ellun kanat, said to be the free-roaming hens of a Helsinki cab driver.

French rolls in a carriage, rouler carrosse, once the clearest sign of wealth: a private coach, horses and servants to go with it.

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