peaches and cream
See also: peaches-and-cream
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Noun
editpeaches and cream (uncountable)
- (idiomatic) A very enjoyable experience. Usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
- Synonyms: bed of roses, bowl of cherries, sunshine and rainbows; see also Thesaurus:pleasure
- 1991, Piers Anthony, And Eternity, page 209:
- Those Incarnations — they've got real jobs to do! It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us!
- 1995, Albert Ramsdell Gurney, John Cheever, A Cheever Evening: A New Play Based on the Stories of John Cheever, page 26:
- When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream.
- 2002, Tony Stewart, True Speed: My Racing Life, page 44:
- I'm not trying to make it sound like life as part of a championship-level race team is all peaches and cream. Nothing in life is all peaches and cream.
- (cooking) A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream.
Adjective
editpeaches and cream (comparative more peaches and cream, superlative most peaches and cream)
- (idiomatic) Of facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring.