peaches and cream
peaches and cream noun: a very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
Noun
peaches and cream (uncountable)
- A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
- Those Incarnations — they've got real jobs to do! It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us!1991, Piers Anthony, And Eternity, page 209
- When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream.1995, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, John Cheever, A Cheever Evening: A New Play Based on the Stories of John Cheever, page 26
- Synonyms:
- bed of roses, bowl of cherries, sunshine and rainbows, beatitude, bliss, delectation, delight, ecstasy, euphoria, lust
- A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream.
Adjective
peaches and cream (comparative more peaches and cream, superlative most peaches and cream)
- Of a facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.
Synonyms of peaches and cream
- bed of roses
- bowl of cherries
- sunshine and rainbows
- beatitude
- bliss
- delectation
- delight
- ecstasy
- euphoria
- nirvana
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Forms of peaches and cream
| comparative | more peaches and cream |
|---|---|
| superlative | most peaches and cream |
| alternative form | peaches-and-cream |
Questions about peaches and cream
- What does peaches and cream mean?
- Peaches and cream means a very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
- What part of speech is peaches and cream?
- Peaches and cream can be a noun or an adjective.
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