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primrose path

 
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–noun
1. a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
2. a course of action that is easy or tempting but hazardous: the primrose path to insolvency.
Origin:
1595–1605
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primrose path  
n.  

  1. A way of life of worldly ease or pleasure.

  2. A course of action that seems easy and appropriate but can actually end in calamity.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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primrose path

A life of ease and pleasure; the easy way out of a hard situation. To “lead people down the primrose path” is to deceive them into thinking that things are easier than they actually are.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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