set for life

Adjective

Meaning

set for life

(idiomatic) Possessing sufficient resources, especially financial, to last a lifetime.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Right now, I have some big dreams. But at the same time, if I get annoyed and harassed by the media, I'll just quit. I don't care. We're set for life. I have quite a temper. Anna Benson

I was already set for life when I met her. David Gest

The pro athlete is a sad tale. He signs a big contract and thinks he's set for life. I didn't think I was set for life, and I don't now. As athletes, we are important, celebrities, in demand and rich. Then we are out of the game and we are not important, not celebrities, not in demand and not rich. Fran Tarkenton

You have the feeling that if you get a Pulitzer, you're somehow set for life. John Sandford

I don't think you can ever make enough to be set for life. Well, I guess there are limits. In the billions, I guess. Dustin Diamond

I enjoy my life, I love track, I'm set for life financially. Carl Lewis

Close letter words and terms

set fire unto set foot set foot on land set forth set forward set forwards