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history of the phrase ‘a bowl of cherries’

22nd June 2019.Reading time 25 minutes.

USA 1931—a highly enjoyable situation or experience—from ‘life is just a bowl of cherries’ 1928—popularised by song ‘Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries’ 1931

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