bed of roses

noun
/bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/

Etymology

From Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599).

Definitions

  1. A pleasant or easy situation

    A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.

    • It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours.
    • Just speak to the stars about the bed of roses which is popularly supposed to be their resting place in the rarified atmosphere of the stellar regions!
    • I thank you all / But it's been no bed of roses / No pleasure cruise

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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