(not) a bed of roses

(not) a bed of roses
(not) a bed of ˈroses idiom
(not) an easy or a pleasant situation

Their life together hasn't exactly been a bed of roses.

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  • 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 …   Useful english 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

  • 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

  • bed\ of\ roses — • bed of roses • bowl of cherries n. phr. A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. A coal miner s job is not a bed of roses. After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries. Compare: in clover, life of Riley …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bed of roses — or[bowl of cherries] {n. phr.} A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. * /A coal miner s job is not a bed of roses./ * /After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries./ Compare: IN CLOVER, LIFE OF RILEY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bed of roses — or[bowl of cherries] {n. phr.} A pleasant easy place, job, or position; an easy life. * /A coal miner s job is not a bed of roses./ * /After nine months of school, summer camp seemed a bowl of cherries./ Compare: IN CLOVER, LIFE OF RILEY …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bed of roses — noun a flower bed in which roses are growing • Syn: ↑rose bed • Hypernyms: ↑flowerbed, ↑flower bed, ↑bed of flowers • Part Holonyms: ↑rose garden * * * : a place or situation of agreeable eas …   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

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