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Meaning of peaches and cream | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A very enjoyable experience, usually used to describe something being unrealistically idyllic.
    idiomatic, informal, uncountable
  2. A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States.
    uncountable
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see peach, cream.
    uncountable

Examples

“Those Incarnations — they've got real jobs to do! It isn't all peaches and cream for them, any more than for us!”
“When I was little, I thought life was peaches and cream.”
“I'm not trying to make it sound like life as part of a championship-level race team is all peaches and cream. Nothing in life is all peaches and cream.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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