a bed of roses

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a bed of roses

Meaning

• easy option
• a comfortable or luxurious position
• an effortless, happy situation
• a luxurious circumstances
• a trouble-free living

Example Sentences

1. Weight loss is a challenging task, not a bed of roses.
2. Making money is not a bed of roses; you have to wake up early and go to work.
3. The life of the royal family is a bed of roses.
4. Before cutting ties with my family, my life was a bed of roses because my Mom did everything for me.
5. My friend told me that he wants to live in a bed of roses without hard work. Winning the Jackpot made his dream come true.
6. The corrupt leaders have made their life a bed of roses with the help of black money.
7. How can you make your life a bed of roses without working very hard?
8. I never believed miracles, but after meeting Brian Greene, a dull and old but diamond ring that he found in his garden made his life a bed of roses.

Origin

“A bed of roses” as an idiom originated in England and is quite an old expression. One of the earliest examples can be found in a poem called “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” written by Christopher Marlowe (also known as Kit Marlowe), published in 1599 after the death of the author.

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

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