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bed of roses

/bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/

bed of roses noun: a pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.

Noun

bed of roses (plural beds of roses)

  1. (idiomatic) A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
    • It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours.
    • Just speak to the stars about the bed of roses which is popularly supposed to be their resting place in the rarified atmosphere of the stellar regions!1929 December, Betty Boone, “The Price of this Stardom”, in Screenland, page 23

bed of roses meaning in Kannada

bed of roses in Kannada

ಹೂವಿನ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ, ಸುಖಶಯ್ಯೆ, ಸುಖದ ಸುಪ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ, ಸುಲಭಸಾಧ್ಯ ಕೆಲಸ

Synonyms of bed of roses

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All synonyms of bed of roses

Forms of bed of roses

pluralbeds of roses

Origin of bed of roses

From Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599).

Questions about bed of roses

What does bed of roses mean?
Bed of roses means a pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
What is bed of roses in Kannada?
Bed of roses in Kannada is ಹೂವಿನ ಹಾಸಿಗೆ, ಸುಖಶಯ್ಯೆ, ಸುಖದ ಸುಪ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ. See Bed of roses meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is bed of roses?
Bed of roses is a noun.
How do you pronounce bed of roses?
Bed of roses is pronounced /bɛd ʌv ˈɹəʊzəz/.
What is the plural of bed of roses?
The plural of bed of roses is beds of roses.

Words near bed of roses in the dictionary

  1. bed mouldings
  2. bed of down
  3. bed of honour
  4. bed of justice
  5. bed of nails
  6. bed of roses
  7. bed out
  8. bed pad
  9. bed pads
  10. bed push
  11. bed pushes

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