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every rose has a thorn

every rose has a thorn is the alternative form of every rose has its thorn.

Meaning of every rose has its thorn

Proverb

every rose has its thorn

  1. Every good situation includes some aspect of misfortune or adversity.
    • He is ſo good that there is no trouble in him, for that is the imperfection of all earthly good things, as there is a drop of honey, ſo there is a drop of gall; Every Roſe hath its thorn;1656, Anthony Burges, “Sermon XI: Treateth of Eternall Life in the Nature and Properties of it”, in CXLV Expoſitory Sermons Upon the whole 17th Chapter of the Gospel According to St. John, […]...
    Synonyms:
    there is no rose without a thorn

Questions about every rose has a thorn

What is every rose has a thorn the alternative form of?
Every rose has a thorn is the alternative form of every rose has its thorn.

Words near every rose has a thorn in the dictionary

  1. every old nook and cranny
  2. every once in a while
  3. every one
  4. every other
  5. every point of the compass
  6. every rose has a thorn
  7. every rose has its thorn
  8. every rule has an exception
  9. every second
  10. every shut eye isn't asleep
  11. every silver lining has a cloud

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