高枕无忧 meaning in English
sleep without any anxiety; can sleep in comfort [peace]; can sleep secure; lay aside all anxiety and rest content; rest easy; retire [rest] without worries; shake up the pillow and have a good sleep; sleep peacefully without anxiety; sleep quietly without cares; sleep soundly without any worry; sleep with a calm conscience; sleep with an easy mind; (go to) sleep with ease of mind
Examples
- And thus his conscience slumbered .
这样他的良心就可使他高枕无忧了。 - It promised to give her absolute financial security for the future .
这保证使她将来在经济上绝对高枕无忧了。 - Does he think he can sit back quietly now that the inquiry is over ?
难道他以为审讯收场，就可以高枕无忧了？ - Reformers could never rest secure so long as bosses controlled the party structure .
只要党魁控制着党的机构，改革者就决不能高枕无忧。 - I am willing to hope nothing of this kind has been done in my case, and yet i cannot be easy .
但愿这种事不会落在我头上，然而我总是不能高枕无忧。