If you say that someone is living in a ~, you are criticizing them because they are not aware that their present happy situation is likely to change and get worse.
...living in a ~ of false prosperity.
N-SING: a N disapproval
If you say that someone is living in a ~, you are criticizing them because they are not aware that their present happy situation is likely to change and get worse.
...living in a ~ of false prosperity.
N-SING: a N disapproval
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012