Meanings
plural beds of roses
- idiomaticA pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours.
2 more examples
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 23I thank you all / But it's been no bed of roses / No pleasure cruise
1977, Freddie Mercury, “We Are the Champions”, in News of the World, performed by QueenSynonyms: beer and skittles, bowl of cherries, beatitude, bliss, delectation, delight, ecstasy, euphoria
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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Origin
From Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech na růžích ustláno
- na růžích ustlánoTranslations
Danish dans på roser
- dans på roserTranslations
French long fleuve tranquille
- long fleuve tranquilleTranslations
German Zuckerschlecken
- ZuckerschleckenTranslations
Polish życie usłane różami
- życie usłane różamiTranslations
Portuguese mar de rosas
- mar de rosasTranslations
Spanish camino de rosas, jauja
- camino de rosasTranslations
- jaujaTranslations
Swedish dans på rosor, dans på rosor
- dans på rosorTranslations
- dans på rosorTranslations
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bed of roses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20of%20roses
“bed of roses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bed%20of%20roses. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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