English · Idiom Candidate

come up roses

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To have a successful outcome

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: flowers blooming

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Everything's fine, everything's coming up roses.

She's been missing for a week, was going to marry a rising Minister, successful career, everything coming up roses.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “come up roses” mean?

To have a successful outcome Literally: flowers blooming

Is “come up roses” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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