hearts and flowers

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English

Etymology

After the song Hearts and Flowers, published in 1893 and widely used as melodramatic photoplay music.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hearts and flowers pl (plural only)

  1. (idiomatic, often ironic) Ideal romance.
    • 2015, K. M. Scott, Unforgettable: Heart of Stone Series #6:
      And I'm not saying it's all hearts and flowers, but where's the passion? Where's the need to be near that other person so much that you get so distracted you can't think of anything else?
    • 2016, Sandi Jones, It's Not Always Hearts & Flowers...and That's Okay, page 15:
      When that attention is one sided or become lacking, you can't expect everything to be wonderful and all hearts and flowers in the home or the bedroom.