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Sarcasm & Humor
Living the dream
Response when asked how things are going, often when they're not great
Literal Meaning
Living the dream" → "Experiencing ideal life conditions.
Actual Meaning
Often sarcastic - meaning the opposite, that things are actually difficult or mundane
Examples in Context

Coworker: 'How's it going?' You (exhausted): 'Living the dream.' (Translation: Things are rough)

Helpful Tips
  • 1Usually sarcastic
  • 2Implies ironic gap between expectation and reality
  • 3Self-deprecating humor
Phrase Thesaurus
Similar words and synonyms for this phrase
just getting by
stuck in a rut
life is rough
grinding through it
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