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one should live so long

one should live so long phrase: synonym of one should be so lucky (“it is highly doubtful”).

Phrase

one should live so long

  1. (informal, sarcastic) Synonym of one should be so lucky (“it is highly doubtful”).
    • "I invest here. But when this planet is fully industrialized, I'll get a quarter of their industrial production. Power generators, warp units, computer systems—everything, fur-head, for the rest of my life."
      "You should live so long," Offenhouse said quietly, and sipped his drink.1994, W. R. Thompson, Star Trek: The Next Generation: Debtor's Planet
    • I went over and kissed her. "Grandma, when I move out will you come live with me?"
      "I should live so long."
      That is so my grandma.2013, Ellen Levine, In Trouble, page 139

Synonyms of one should live so long

Questions about one should live so long

What does one should live so long mean?
One should live so long means synonym of one should be so lucky (“it is highly doubtful”).
What part of speech is one should live so long?
One should live so long is a phrase.

Words near one should live so long in the dictionary

  1. one seventh
  2. one short
  3. one shot
  4. one shots
  5. one should be so lucky
  6. one should live so long
  7. one should never meet one's heroes
  8. one side
  9. one sixth
  10. one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  11. one step ahead

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