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bloom is off the rose

idiom
Meaning

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


Examples
SIMPLE

The bloom is off the rose for this old car.

CONTEXTUAL

He loved his new job at first, but now the bloom is off the rose and he feels bored.

COMPLEX

After the initial excitement of the move faded, she realized the bloom was off the rose and began to miss her old home.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    rose garden

    A highly desirable situation.

  2. 02

    smell like a rose

    To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.

  3. 03

    stem the rose

    To have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).

  4. 04

    under the rose

    In secret; secretly, privately.

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