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peaches and cream


A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

Life is not always peaches and cream.

CONTEXTUAL

He thought his new job would be peaches and cream, but he soon faced many difficult challenges.

COMPLEX

The politician promised that the transition would be peaches and cream, yet the reality proved far more complicated and fraught with obstacles.


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Last updated August 10, 2026