primrose path
noun
1
: a path of ease or pleasure and especially sensual pleasure
himself the primrose path of dalliance treads
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare2
: a path of least resistance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Seventy-one years later one can reasonably ask: Has any other couture house traveled the primrose path of fashion with such enduring cultivation, refinement and romance? WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018 The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins. Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2018
WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018 The primrose path to relevance has been strewn with injuries and other baseball hobgoblins. Richard Fitch, Cincinnati.com, 27 Apr. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
primrose path
noun
as in hog heaven
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- hog heaven
- easy street
- beer and skittles
- fun and games
- good life
- rest
- picnic
- American dream
- ease
- relaxation
- utopia
- paradise
- heaven
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misery
- hell
- nightmare
- murder
- horror
- agony
- torture
- torment