primrose path

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prim′rose path′, 

1. a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature:
   The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
2. a course of action that is easy or tempting but hazardous:
   the primrose path to insolvency.
• 1595–1605

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primrose path noun

1. the primrose path ⇒ a pleasurable way of life