| 单词 | primrose path |
| 释义 | primrose pathSEE SYNONYMS FOR primrose path ON THESAURUS.COM nouna way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow. a course of action that is easy or tempting but hazardous: the primrose path to insolvency. Origin of primrose pathFirst recorded in 1595–1605 Words nearby primrose pathprimordium, primp, primrose, primrose family, primrose jasmine, primrose path, primrose yellow, primsie, primula, primulaceous, primum mobile Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for primrose path
British Dictionary definitions for primrose pathprimrose path nounthe primrose path a pleasurable way of life Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for primrose pathprimrose path A life of ease and pleasure; the easy way out of a hard situation. To “lead people down the primrose path” is to deceive them into thinking that things are easier than they actually are. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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