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on velvet en · ADP

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  1. (idiomatic, informal) In a cushy or profitable position; well off.
    • I bought Selangum before the boom, and when it touched the highest price I turned it into a Company and sold out half my interest for £250,000. I was on rubber then, but now I'm on velvet. 1914, J. J. Mann, Round the World in a Motor Car, page 3:
    • In one way Marrabel was now on velvet. The leading suspect had drawn a red herring across his tracks, for if by any chance the crown should come to light here Miss Frensham was hopelessly involved. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries: