bloom is off the rose

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短语
  1. The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability. idiomatic
    — The matter was clear as daylight, and would be disposed of in half an hour or so; but during that half-hour he, Soames, would go down to hell; and after that half-hour all bearers of the Forsyte name would feel the bloom was off the rose.
  2. Business is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn. idiomatic
    — "I would say that the bloom is off the rose a little bit, yes," said the senior vice president of video retailing for Lorimar Telepictures, Peter Temple, speaking of the home-shopping phenomenon.

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the bloom is off the rose canonical blush is off the rose alternative
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