bed of roses

noun
1.
a situation of luxurious ease; a highly agreeable position:
Caring for a houseful of active kids is no bed of roses.
Origin
1800-10
Examples from the web for bed of roses
  • But then the life of a wolf is no bed of roses either.
  • Life is too a bed of roses, you can tell from all the thorns.
  • At the same time the position of the leaders is by no means a bed of roses.
Slang definitions & phrases for bed of roses

bed of roses

noun phrase

A luxurious situation; a highly agreeable position: his life's a bed of roses


Idioms and Phrases with bed of roses

bed of roses

A comfortable or luxurious position, as in Taking care of these older patients is no bed of roses . This metaphor, first recorded in 1635, is often used in a negative context, as in the example. Also see bowl of cherries