moonlight and roses
A very pleasant, sentimental, or romantic situation or atmosphere.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“Their new relationship is all moonlight and roses right now.”
“He thought marriage would be all moonlight and roses, but he soon realized that daily life requires hard work.”
“The young couple viewed their future through a lens of moonlight and roses, ignoring the practical challenges that would inevitably test their commitment.”
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bed of roses
A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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bloom is off the rose
The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.
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come up roses
To enter into a condition or situation which is favorable; to develop in a pleasing or advantageous manner.
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moonlight flit
An act of secretly leaving premises without paying the rent, supposedly at night by the light of the Moon; hence, any act of escaping at night.
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rose garden
A highly desirable situation.
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run for the roses
A college football game or series of games played with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the championship Rose Bowl game.
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smell like a rose
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
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stem the rose
To have anal sex; to insert one's penis (stem) into another's anus (rose).
Last updated August 10, 2026