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“No bed of roses”in other languages

Life, or a situation, is not all easy and pleasant.

  • English
  • German
  • Hungarian
English
bed of roses
German
Das Leben ist kein Ponyhof literally Life is no pony farm
Hungarian
Nem fenékig tejföl literally It's not sour cream all the way to the bottom
Behind the words

Same idea, different pictures

English says it's not a bed of roses, soft and fragrant. German says life is no pony farm, das Leben ist kein Ponyhof, a fairly recent and very popular phrase.

Hungarian goes to the kitchen: nem fenékig tejföl, it's not sour cream all the way to the bottom. The top looks good; what's underneath is less so.

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