coming up roses
Turning out splendidly
Coming up roses describes a situation developing favorably or turning out well, often better than expected.
The image is of roses blooming—beautiful outcomes emerging from uncertain beginnings: After a rocky start, everything's coming up roses.
The phrase gained currency from the 1959 musical *Gypsy* and its song "Everything's Coming Up Roses."
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- silver liningConsolation within misfortune
- successFavorable outcome attained
- looking upImproving or skyward gazing
- happinessJoyful emotional state
smooth sailing · clear skies · prosperity · flourishing · rosy · budding · blooming · lucky break · good fortune · idiomatic · accomplishment · auspicious · bright future · hopefulness · golden · expression · positivity · light at the end of the tunnel
coming up rosesfalling apart
Gradually breaking into pieces
going south · going down the drain · going down the tubes · crashing and burning · going pear-shaped
coming up rosesdown on one's luck
Suffering temporary misfortune
jinxed · cursed · star-crossed · ill-fated · behind the eight ball
coming up rosesgoing downhill
on the decline · on the skids · deteriorating · unraveling · sliding
come, comes, coming, comer, comers, upward, upwards, uppermost, rose