not all roses

not all roses

Not completely pleasant, agreeable, or without challenges, especially compared to how it seems or one might assume. We have a really good marriage, but it's not all roses—there are a few issues we're always working on. Several of my friends are jealous of my job at the tech firm, but it's not all roses you know.See also: all, not, rose

not all roses

not entirely perfect or agreeable. informal 1938 Graham Greene Brighton Rock Sometimes he's bad to me…it's not all roses. See also: all, not, rose