something is not a bed of roses

something is not a bed of roses
something/life/is not a bed of roses usually in negatives phrase
used for saying that something is not always good or easy

The life of a debt collector is no bed of roses.

Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym
Main entry: bed

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • something is not a bed of roses — (something) is not a bed of roses something is not easy and without troubles. He soon discovered that living in a foreign country is not always a bed of roses …   New idioms dictionary

  • is not a bed of roses — (something) is not a bed of roses something is not easy and without troubles. He soon discovered that living in a foreign country is not always a bed of roses …   New idioms dictionary

  • life is not a bed of roses — something/life/is not a bed of roses usually in negatives phrase used for saying that something is not always good or easy The life of a debt collector is no bed of roses. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • bed — bed1 W1S1 [bed] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(sleep)¦ 2¦(sex)¦ 3¦(river/lake/sea)¦ 4¦(garden)¦ 5¦(rock)¦ 6¦(lowest layer)¦ 7¦(in river/water)¦ 8 get out of bed on the wrong side 9 not a bed of roses 10 you ve made your bed and you …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bed — bed1 [ bed ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base: double/twin/single bed: The room had two single beds in it. out of/in bed: It s midnight why… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bed — I UK [bed] / US noun Word forms bed : singular bed plural beds *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a piece of furniture that you sleep on, consisting of a soft comfortable part called a mattress and a base double/single bed: The room had two single …   English dictionary

  • bed — 1 noun /bed/ 1 SLEEP (C, U) a piece of furniture for sleeping on: a spare bed | a double bed | in bed: Simon lay in bed reading for hours. | go to bed: In the end, she went to bed without any fuss. | make the bed (=tidy the bed covers) | put sb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Not on the Lips — (Pas sur la bouche) Theatrical release poster Directed by Alain Resnais Produced by …   Wikipedia

  • Bed — Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bed of justice — Bed Bed, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde, Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[ a]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti, G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain origin.] 1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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