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noun
Date: 1601
1. a path of ease or pleasure and especially sensual pleasure <himself the primrose path of dalliance treads — Shakespeare> 2. a path of least resistance
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primrose path — The primrose path is an easy and pleasurable lifestyle, but one that ends in unpleasantness and problems … The small dictionary of idiomes
primrose path — ► primrose path the pursuit of pleasure, especially when bringing disastrous consequences. [ORIGIN: with allusion to Shakespeare s Hamlet I. iii. 50.] Main Entry: ↑primrose … English terms dictionary
primrose path — n. [popularized after Shakespeare, Hamlet, I, iii] 1. the path of pleasure, self indulgence, etc. 2. a course of action that is deceptively easy, proper, etc. but that can lead to disaster … English World dictionary
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Primrose Path — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Primrose. Primrose Path Données clés Titre original Primrose Path Réalisation Gregory La Cava Scénario … Wikipédia en Français
Primrose Path — The idiom= To be led down the primrose path is a common idiom suggesting that one is being deceived or led astray, often by a hypocrite.An early appearance of the phrase in print occurs in Shakespeare s 1602 play Hamlet (Act I, Scene III), where… … Wikipedia
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primrose path — 1. a 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. 2. a course of action that is easy or tempting but hazardous: the primrose… … Universalium
primrose path — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s Hamlet. Ophelia: Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles, like a puff d and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads, And recks not his… … Meaning and origin of phrases
primrose path — The primrose path is an easy and pleasurable lifestyle, but one that ends in unpleasantness and problems. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
