Idiom
sunshine and rainbows
Meaning
Happy, positive things, sometimes with a connotation of unrealistic expectations.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Life is not always sunshine and rainbows.”
“He thought the new job would be all sunshine and rainbows, but he soon realized it involved a lot of hard work.”
“While the brochure promised a perfect vacation, the reality of the trip was far from sunshine and rainbows, as the weather remained gloomy throughout our stay.”
Examples
simple
“Life is not always sunshine and rainbows.”
contextual
“He thought the new job would be all sunshine and rainbows, but he soon realized it involved a lot of hard work.”
complex
“While the brochure promised a perfect vacation, the reality of the trip was far from sunshine and rainbows, as the weather remained gloomy throughout our stay.”
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