bed of roses
noun/bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/
Etymology
From Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599).
Definitions
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
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