come up roses

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To enter into a condition or situation which is favorable; to develop in a pleasing or advantageous manner. idiomatic
    — All of a sudden, or so it seemed, the world had turned around and they were coming up roses. Now, instead of the bottle being half empty it was suddenly half full, and getting closer and closer to the top.

词形变化

comes up roses present,singular,third-person coming up roses participle,present came up roses past come up roses participle,past

词源

Coined by lyricist Stephen Sondheim for a song from the musical Gypsy (1959).
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