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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
.
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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
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Ignasi
-
Catalan
Takumi
tah-koo-mee
Japanese
Nadine
na-DEEN
(French)
, nah-DEE-nə
(German)
, nə-DEEN
(English)
French, German, English
Erminia
-
Italian
Baltimore
['bɔ:ltimɔ:]
Daiva
-
Lithuanian
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