Idiom
bloom is off the rose
Meaning
The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The bloom is off the rose for this old car.”
“He loved his new job at first, but now the bloom is off the rose and he feels bored.”
“After the initial excitement of the move faded, she realized the bloom was off the rose and began to miss her old home.”
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.”
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