days of wine and roses
Noun
Meaning
days of wine and roses pl (plural only)
A bygone era of innocence and simplicity, especially youth
Synonyms
Examples
The days of wine and roses laugh and run away like a child at play Through the meadow land toward a closing door A door marked "nevermore" that wasn't there before.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses.
They are not long, the days of wine and roses. Out of a misty dream, our path emerges for a while, then closes, within a dream.
Days of wine and roses laugh and run away, like a child at play.
Days of Wine and Roses (1962) was a favorite role.
Edwards's most popular films were comedies, the melodrama Days of Wine and Roses being a notable exception.