bloom is off the rose

alternative blush is off the rose

1. idiomaticThe person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.

   The bloom is off the rose concerning the imperial CEO. Finally shareholders are becoming incensed by these reprehensible bonuses and severance packages.

   2007 February 15, Barbara Kiviat, “10 Questions for Carl Icahn”, in Time

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   The matter was clear as daylight, and would be disposed of in half an hour or so; but during that half-hour he, Soames, would go down to hell; and after that half-hour all bearers of the Forsyte name would feel the bloom was off the rose.

   1921, John Galsworthy, chapter 9, in The Forsyte Saga, Part III

   "Thatcher's style, her arrogance, her kind of assertiveness, have suddenly gone out of fashion," said Ralph Miliband. . . . Outside of Britain, too, the bloom is off the rose. Mrs. Thatcher had a warm relationship with President Ronald Reagan, but her standing with President Bush is less certain.

   1990 April 8, Sheila Rule, “The World: Quite Enough of Thatcher, or Just a Cyclical Setback?”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Jan 2012

   Synonyms: bloom is off the peach

2. idiomaticbusinessBusiness is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.

   "I think that for general advertising, the bloom is off the rose. That is a declining revenue model."

   2000 February 14, Margaret Popper, “Venture Capitalist Michael Frank: "The Cost of Playing Poker Has Simply Gone Up"”, in Businessweek, retrieved 08 Jan 2012

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   "I would say that the bloom is off the rose a little bit, yes," said the senior vice president of video retailing for Lorimar Telepictures, Peter Temple, speaking of the home-shopping phenomenon.

   1987 March 11, Peter J. Boyer, “Shop-at-Home Program Fails to Show and Tell”, in New York Times, retrieved 08 Jan 2012