bed of roses

noun phrase

: a place or situation of agreeable ease

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For Christie Brinkley, owning your truth is no bed of roses. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 July 2025 Today, Cyrus reveals a new scent in the Gucci Flora family, Gucci Flora Gorgeous Orchid Eau De Parfum, and a campaign that wasn’t just a bed of roses. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 June 2024 The yard was big enough for her father to grow beds of roses, tomatoes and greens. Louis Hansen, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2023 Barker pops the question in a beachside proposal in Montecito, California, complete with a bed of roses and dozens of candles. Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2023 Life though is not always a bed of roses. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023 But functional programming isn’t a bed of roses. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1576, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bed of roses was in 1576

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“Bed of roses.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20of%20roses. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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