Prosperity
Nouns
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prosperity, welfare, well-being
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affluence etc. (wealth) Wealth
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success etc. Success
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thrift, roaring trade
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good fortune, smiles of fortune
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blessings, godsend. luck
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good luck, run of luck
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sunshine
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fair weather, fair wind
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palmy days, bright days, halcyon days
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piping times, tide, flood, Saturnian age
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golden time, golden age
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bed of roses, fat city [Coll.]
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fat of the land, milk and honey, loaves and fishes. made man, lucky dog, spoiled child of fortune. upstart, parvenu, skipjack, mushroom.
Verbs
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prosper, thrive, flourish
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be prosperous etc. adj.
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drive a roaring trade, do a booming business
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go on well, go on smoothly, go on swimmingly
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sail before the wind, swim with the tide
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run smooth, run smoothly, run on all fours. rise in the world, get on in the world
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work one's way, make one's way
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look up
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lift one's head, raise one's head, make one's fortune, feather one's nest, make one's pile. flower, blow, blossom, bloom, fructify, bear fruit, fatten. keep oneself afloat
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keep one's head above water, hold one's head above water
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land on one's feet, light on one's feet, light on one's legs, fall on one's legs, fall on one's feet
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drop into a good thing
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bear a charmed life
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bask in the sunshine
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have a good time of it, have a fine time of it
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have a run of luck
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have the good fortune etc. n.. to
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take a favorable turn
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live on the fat of the land, live off the fat of the land, live in clover.
Adjectives
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prosperous
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thriving etc. v.
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in a fair way, buoyant
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well off, well to do, well to do in the world
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set up, at one's ease
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rich etc. Wealth
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in good case
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in full, in high feather
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fortunate, lucky, in luck
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born with a silver spoon in one's mouth, born under a lucky star
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on the sunny side of the hedge. auspicious, propitious, providential. palmy, halcyon
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agreeable etc. [Capability of giving pleasure; cause or source of pleasure.] Pleasurableness
Adverbs
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prosperously etc. adj.
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swimmingly
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as good luck would have it
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beyond all hope.
Phrases
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one's star in the ascendant, all for the best
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good luck go with thee" [Henry V]