be not a bed of roses



be not a bed of roses

To be a challenging and/or unpleasant situation. Of course that project is not a bed of roses—why else would they assign it to a lowly intern like me? Being around my ex-boyfriend is not a bed of roses.
See also: bed, not, of, rose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Martialis-Ancient Roman
NikŠA-Croatian
Riannon-Welsh
DevenDEV-ənEnglish (Modern)
Gabrielga-bree-EL (French), GAH-bryel (Spanish), GAHP-ree-el (German), GAHB-ree-el (Finnish), GAY-bree-əl (English), GAHP-ryel (Polish)French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian
Kajus-Lithuanian