bed of roses

From Christopher Marlowe's poem The Passionate Shepherd to His Love (1599).

• "It's a straightforward job, but it's no bed of roses, with such long hours."
• "Just speak to the stars about the bed of roses which is popularly supposed to be their resting place in the rarified atmosphere of the stellar regions!"
• "I thank you all / But it's been no bed of roses / No pleasure cruise"

• beer and skittles
• bowl of cherries
• beatitude
• bliss
• delectation
• delight
• ecstasy
• euphoria
• lust
• nirvana
• pleasure
• rapture
• ravishment
• transport