No Bed Of Roses Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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no bed of roses What does no bed of roses mean?	a difficult or bad situation	It is no bed of roses to have no job and a large family to support.
(no) bed of roses What does (no) bed of roses mean?	a situation that is happy and comfortable (usually used in the negative)	The new job was very difficult and certainly no bed of roses.
no bed of roses What does no bed of roses mean?	a difficult or bad situation	It is no bed of roses for the man with no job and a large family to support.
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to the bitter end What does "to the bitter end" mean?	to the very end	We stayed to the bitter end and watched our team lose very badly to the other team.

have a lot on one's plate What does "have a lot on one's plate" mean?	to have many things to do or deal with, to be busy with many different activities	I have a lot on my plate this week and I am very busy.
bad blood (between people) What does "bad blood (between people)" mean?	unpleasant feelings between people	There was much bad blood between the three brothers.
one's stamping grounds What does "one's stamping grounds" mean?	a place where a person spends/spent much of his time	My cousin went back to his old stamping grounds which he remembered as a teenager.
VDU What does "VDU" mean?	Video Display Unit	Video Display UnitThe VDU at work was beginning to cause problems with my eyes so I went to an eye doctor.

pull somebody's chain What does "pull somebody's chain" mean?	annoy; harass; irritate
come home to (someone) What does "come home to (someone)" mean?	to become apparent to someone	It suddenly came home to the young family that their house had been destroyed in the fire.
get back What does "get back " mean?	to return	We got back from London early yesterday afternoon.

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No Bed Of Roses Idiom