Bringing joy and relaxation to our lives, nature seems to be a fertile source of idiomatic expressions. A significant portion of the idioms comprises animal names, and many are closely associated with specific body parts, but there is also a selection closely related to the floral world.
Let me then develop the story of floral idioms and let this blog post come up roses. As for what comes up roses, they simply turn out to be as good and fragrant as roses. And this winter everything is coming up roses. The expression is perfect to use when one wants to share a situation where something good is noticeable or emerges from the effort. Things turned out to be good.
When things are not a bed of roses for you and there are social scandals and threats, you can always hope that you will come out smelling roses.
Once you live a life of joy and beauty, the bed of roses spreading at your feet, try not to gild the lily for the lily is already beautiful and in its full blossom. Surely, it will be gold and sparkly, though it is beautifully coloured and shaped anyway.
If you feel like a late bloomer, let it be and wait patiently for you to start blooming where you are planted. Some flowers need time and a lot of water to bloom. Take it peony. When you meet a shrinking violet, enjoy the shyness and modesty in them.
And when you fall again, just say oops-a-daisy and be as fresh as a daisy!
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” – Rumi