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primrose path

Fig. earthly delights that come to an end. She led him down the primrose path until she got tired of him.

See also: path, primrose

the primrose path

  (literary)

if you lead someone down the primrose path, you encourage them to live an easy life that is full of pleasure but bad for them Unable to enjoy his newly acquired wealth, he felt he was being led down the primrose path that leads to destruction.

See also: path, primrose