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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Clover.
 
He’s in clover. In luck, in prosperous circumstances, in a good situation. The allusion is to cattle feeding in clover fields.   1
 


 Cloven Foot.Clowns. 

 
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