come up roses

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Definitions of come up roses words

phrase come up roses If you say that everything is coming up roses for someone, you mean that everything is going well for them. 3
noun come up roses to turn out very well 3
noun come up roses any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family. 1
noun come up roses any of various related or similar plants. 1
noun come up roses the flower of any such shrub, of a red, pink, white, or yellow color. 1
noun come up roses the traditional reddish color of this flower, variously a purplish red, pinkish red, or light crimson. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English rōse < Latin rosa; akin to Greek rhódon (see rhododendron)

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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