primrose path
noun
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.
a course of action that is easy or tempting but hazardous: the primrose path to insolvency.
Origin of primrose path
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby primrose path
primordium,
primp,
primrose,
primrose family,
primrose jasmine,
primrose path,
primrose yellow,
primsie,
primula,
primulaceous,
primum mobile
Example sentences from the Web for primrose path
But he put such thoughts from him—he had made his choice long ago, and it was not the primrose-path.
Love's Pilgrimage |Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for primrose path
primrose path
noun
the primrose path
a pleasurable way of life
Cultural definitions for primrose path
primrose path
A life of ease and pleasure; the easy way out of a hard situation. To “lead people down the primrose path” is to deceive them into thinking that things are easier than they actually are.