Collocations for "roses"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "roses" in context.
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rose
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [red, yellow, white, blue, pink] rose
- [two, six, half a dozen] red roses
- a [bunch, lot, box] of roses
- my [husband, daughter, children] gave me (some) roses
- [buy, give, send] roses as a [gift, present, thank you]
- [bought] me roses
- bought roses for me
- [gave, sent] roses to me
- [plant, grow, sell, pack, transport] roses
- the [cold air, embarrassment] put roses on her cheeks
- everything came up roses in the [end, long run]
- came out of the [situation, tight spot] smelling of roses
- vulgar: my [feet, farts] smell like roses
- every rose has its thorn
- rose [bushes, water, petals]
- a rose [garden, bed, boquet]
- rose [quartz, gold]
- made of rose gold
- literary: a [healthy glow, blush of embarrassment] rosed her cheeks
- her [cheeks, face] rosed up (when, at the sight of)
- literary: a [healthy glow, blush of embarrassment] rosed her cheeks
- a [red, yellow, white, blue, pink] rose
- the [walls, pants] are rose [colored, pink, red]
- rose [bushes, water, petals]
- her [cheeks, face] rosed up (when, at the sight of)
- [two, six, half a dozen] red roses
- rose [quartz, gold]
- a rose [garden, bed, boquet]
- a [bunch, lot, box] of roses
- a rose-gold [ring, necklace]
- my [husband, daughter, children] gave me (some) roses
- made of rose gold
- [buy, give, send] roses as a [gift, present, thank you]
- sees [life, things, the world, everything] through rose-tinted [spectacles, glasses]
- [bought] me roses
- bought roses for me
- [gave, sent] roses to me
- [plant, grow, sell, pack, transport] roses
- the [cold air, embarrassment] put roses on her cheeks
- everything came up roses in the [end, long run]
- came out of the [situation, tight spot] smelling of roses
- vulgar: my [feet, farts] smell like roses
- every rose has its thorn
'roses' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):