The blush is off the rose phrase
Used to mean that something that is not new, fresh, or interesting anymore
I think that the blush is off the rose with this marriage.
I'm afraid that the blush is off the rose in our relationship because long distance relationships are not easy.
The blush is not off the rose because this is the second time I have watched this movie.
The negative form of the phrase is "the blush is not off the rose".
The phrase's literal meaning may denote its figurative meaning. Literally, it illustrates a rose whose color is no longer vibrant or appealing as when it first blooms.
This phrase's date of origin is nowhere found.
Confusion made worse than before.
There was heavy traffic on the way to work this morning. Confusion worse confounded when some drivers were arguing with each other right in the middle of the street.