long fleuve tranquille

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɔ̃ flœv tʁɑ̃.kil/

Noun

long fleuve tranquille m (uncountable)

  1. (figuratively) bed of roses
    La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille. ― Life is not all beer and skittles; life isn't all sunshine and rainbows.

Usage notes

Chiefly used in negative sentences.

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