the bloom is off
the bloom is off
Something, someone, or some situation is no longer as exciting, novel, or interesting as it first was, likened to (usually) a flower or fruit that is no longer in its most appealing condition. It is taken from the full phrase, "the bloom is off the rose." Everyone had very high hopes for the newly elected senator, but she accomplished little in her first term, and I'm afraid the bloom is off at this point. After four years, it just feels like the bloom is off our relationship.
See also: bloom, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- the bloom is off the rose
- the blush is off the peach
- the bloom is off the peach
- the blush is off the rose
- be out of (one's) hair
- get out of (one's) hair
- get out of hair
- stay still
- moot point
- moot point, a