not a bed of roses
it’s not easy
TRANSLATION
(life is) not a bed of roses = (das Leben ist) kein Zuckerschlecken (that was) not a bed of roses = das war nicht einfach --- GOOGLE INDEX not a bed of roses: approximately 1,500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The road to the lucrative India market has not exactly been A BED OF ROSES for H&M.
(The Business Standard)
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David Beckham has spoken about how being on loan at Preston helped develop his career and that it made him understand that real football was not always A BED OF ROSES.
(The Business Standard)
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David Beckham has spoken about how being on loan at Preston helped develop his career and that it made him understand that real football was not always A BED OF ROSES.
Did you
know?
a bed of roses
idiom
- an easy and happy existence
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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The expression "a bed of roses" is a metaphor for a life without worries or trouble. But to avoid any confusion here, this phrase paints a picture of a bed of rose petals, minus the thorns. And because life is less than perfect, this phrase is more often than not expressed in the negative – not a bed of roses – to symbolise the realities associated with daily life.
Or as the similar phrase points out, "There’s no rose without a thorn," meaning that in order to enjoy something pleasant or beautiful, you must first endure something painful or difficult.
One of the earliest recordings of this phrase is in Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd To His Love from the late 16th century:
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.
A more modern application of this phrase comes from the mega-hit song "We Are The Champions" (QUOTES MISSING) from the rock group Queen:
But it's been no bed of roses,
No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain't gonna lose.
We are the champions - my friends...
For the optimistic among us, the expressions "coming up roses" and "smelling like roses" may be more useful, as they both indicate a situation that is positive or successful.
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SYNONYMS
living a life of poverty, on mean street, it's no pleasure cruise
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"That project was no bed of roses!"
idiom
- an easy and happy existence
(Cambridge Dictionaries)
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The expression "a bed of roses" is a metaphor for a life without worries or trouble. But to avoid any confusion here, this phrase paints a picture of a bed of rose petals, minus the thorns. And because life is less than perfect, this phrase is more often than not expressed in the negative – not a bed of roses – to symbolise the realities associated with daily life.
Or as the similar phrase points out, "There’s no rose without a thorn," meaning that in order to enjoy something pleasant or beautiful, you must first endure something painful or difficult.
One of the earliest recordings of this phrase is in Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd To His Love from the late 16th century:
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.
A more modern application of this phrase comes from the mega-hit song "We Are The Champions" (QUOTES MISSING) from the rock group Queen:
But it's been no bed of roses,
No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain't gonna lose.
We are the champions - my friends...
For the optimistic among us, the expressions "coming up roses" and "smelling like roses" may be more useful, as they both indicate a situation that is positive or successful.
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SYNONYMS
living a life of poverty, on mean street, it's no pleasure cruise
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"That project was no bed of roses!"
