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bed of roses
bed of roses
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
.
See also:
bed
,
of
,
rose
bed of roses
n.
a luxurious situation; an easy life.
Who said life would be a bed of roses?
See also:
bed
,
of
,
rose
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Name
Gender
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Usage
'Ali
‘ah-LEE:
Arabic
Ensio
EN-see-o
Finnish
Pedro
PE-dro
(Spanish)
Spanish, Portuguese
Ellison
['elisən]
Benedita
-
Portuguese
Nellie
['neli]
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