2006-09-12 03:03:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Radio
The Life of Reilly, with William Bendix in the title role, was a popular NBC radio comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film and continued as a long-run TV series during the 1950s.
Newspaper Column
RICK REILLY, is in his 19th year as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He has been voted National Sportswriter of the Year eight times. He is the author of the weekly "Life of Reilly" column that runs on the last page of SI. It's the first such signed weekly opinion column in the magazine's history.
English Usage
A gentleman freely spending his cash was said to be
"Living on his Reillys" or "Living the life of Reilly".
Living the life of Reilly" suggests an ideal life of prosperity and contentment, possibly living on someone else's money, time or work. Rather than a negative freeloading or golddigging aspect, it instead implies that someone is kept or advantaged. The expression was popular in the 1880s, a time when James Whitcomb Reilly's poems depicted the comforts of a prosperous home life [1], but it could have an Irish origin: After the Reilly clan consolidated its hold on County Cavan, they minted their own money, accepted as legal tender even in England. These coins, called “O'Reillys” and “Reilly's,” became synonymous with a monied person, and a gentleman freely spending was “living on his Reillys.” Thus, the radio-TV title has an ironic edge.
2006-09-12 03:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by Raj 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A sports column by Rick Reilly.
2006-09-12 03:07:25 · answer #2 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be about the superspy James Bond was based on.. Sidney Reilly.. in the early 1900's till 1920's.. he nearly took over Russia.. but blundered into the Bolsheveks. There is a PBS miniseries based on his life called "Reilly:Ace of Spies" you can get it from netflix or blockbuster.
2006-09-12 03:13:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Reilly was laid back, relaxed, no worries, etc. If you lead the Life of Reilly, you got it really easy.
2006-09-12 03:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by Shyguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
USE TO BE A TV SHOW BACK IN THE 40 OR 50 ERA WAS A BLACK AND WHITE AND PEOPLE ALSO WOULD SAY THEY ARE LIVING THE LIFE OF REILLY WHICH MEANT A GOOD LIFE TAKING IT EASY
2006-09-12 03:07:01 · answer #5 · answered by jk poet 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To me, it means going along one's merry way, everything good and no problems. But, to me it also means, living in a world of non reality, of not knowing what the ''real world'' is about, so nothing can bother you.
2006-09-12 03:08:06 · answer #6 · answered by Shossi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is just a saying, it means they live the good life, they have everything in their life ,and do everything in their life, that they think is fun.
2006-09-12 03:06:30 · answer #7 · answered by theladylooking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An old TV show.
2006-09-12 03:10:12 · answer #8 · answered by S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an article in sports illustarted
2006-09-12 03:08:48 · answer #9 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could you be more specific?
2006-09-12 03:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by black_d0ll 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋