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13 Dec 2018
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English (UK)
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How do you say this in German? Life is not all roses.
How do you say this in German? Life is not all roses.
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- German
- German
Or else you kann say "das Leben ist kein Wunschkonzer"
Wich means litteraly "life's not a desire concert"
- Bulgarian
@hendrik2112 Yes, but I don’t think the meaning is the same, because I know this expression and that’s not what I want to say. I want to say “Life is tough sometimes “ or “ Life is not always so easy” but with an Idiom
- German
In cologne you say "et es wie et es" wich means "es ist wie es ist" this fits to every situation even a hard life
- German
If you like to use the roses you could say "Das Leben ist nicht immer rosig." or "Im Leben ist nicht immer alles rosig.". I think I heard it before, but there are surely more common expressions. Without roses. 😉
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- German
There's also "das Leben ist kein Ponyhof", which has the same meaning. literally translated it is: "Life is not a pony farm"
- German
Content equivalent: "Das Leben ist kein Zuckerschlecken"
Meaning: "Life is not always easy/sweet."
- German
You say something like "das Leben besteht nicht aus Rosen"

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