PRIMROSE PATH


Meaning of PRIMROSE PATH in English

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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .