Region: General | Usage example: After the promotion she said life is just a bowl of cherries.

Life is just a bowl of cherries

Meaning

Life is delightful, or used ironically to note the opposite.

Describes moments of joy or used ironically when problems arise.

Origin notes can vary by region and source; this page gives the commonly reported explanation and usage context.

Title of a 1931 song celebrating optimism.

The song made the phrase part of 20th-century pop culture.