No bed of roses

[Tdol]

Check your answer here

[aliaa]

There's an Arabic idiom exactly the same

[ilyas khan]

what does this idom mean?

[IvanV]

Originally Posted by Tdol

Check your answer here

Bad link! 'Blank' page on purpose, or... ?

[Marixi]

When something is "no bed of roses" or "not a bed of roses", it means that a situation is sometimes difficult or unpleasant
They agree that their marriage has not been a bed of roses.
Hope that helps.

[Gobo]

We have a similar idiom in Norwegian: "Ingen dans på roser", which is directly translated "No dance on roses". :)

[Veron1]

Here you are the link guys:
http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...+of+roses.html

I.A

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Veron1

Here is the link:
http://www.usingenglish.com/referenc...+of+roses.html

I.A

Yep, that's it.

[butterflyblues]

No bed of roses means something wasn't very easy or pleasant. Like even though something may appear to go smoothly, things really aren't that easy.

[jirickova]

and very similar one exists also in Czech language, something like :his bed is not made of roses.