bed of roses
a bed of roses
An easy, comfortable situation. After John complained about his long, tiring day at work, his father turned to him and said, "You didn't think your new job in construction was going to be a bed of roses, did you?"
See also: bed, of, rose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
bed of roses
n. a luxurious situation; an easy life. Who said life would be a bed of roses?
See also: bed, of, rose
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
bed of roses, a
A delightful place, a very pleasant situation. The metaphor was employed by English poets from Christopher Marlowe on. Today it is often used in a negative sense—that is, some situation is not a bed of roses. Indeed, the metaphor lacks literal truth anyway, as garden expert Allen Lacy pointed out in a New York Times column of 1987: “A bed of roses isn’t, considering all the fussy care they require—remove faded blossoms, minor pruning, spraying, dusting.”
See also: bed, of
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- a bed of roses
- bed of roses, a
- be all roses
- easy street
- be a square peg
- be a square peg (in a round hole)
- a round peg in a square hole
- a square peg in a round hole
- round peg in a square hole, a
- square peg in a round hole