bed of roses

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noun

a situation of luxurious ease; a highly agreeable position: Caring for a houseful of active kids is no bed of roses.

Origin:
1800–10

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Slang Dictionary

bed of roses definition

n.
a luxurious situation; an easy life. : Who said life would be a bed of roses?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Bed of roses is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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Idioms & Phrases

bed of roses

A comfortable or luxurious position, as in Taking care of these older patients is no bed of roses. This metaphor, first recorded in 1635, is often used in a negative context, as in the example. Also see bowl of cherries.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences

But then the life of a wolf is no bed of roses either.

At the same time the position of the leaders is by no means a bed of roses.

Life is too a bed of roses, you can tell from all the thorns.

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bowl of cherries

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"Mothers often are too easily intimidated by their children's negative reactions...When the child cries or is unhappy, the mother reads this as meaning that she is a failure. This is why it is so important for a mother to know...that the process of growing up involves by definition things that her child is not going to like. Her job is not to create a bed of roses, but to help him learn how to pick his way through the thorns."

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