茨いばらの道みち

expression, noun

thorny path; difficult road

Idiomatic expression for a life or endeavor filled with hardships and obstacles, similar to 'a bed of thorns' or 'a rocky road'.

• 彼かれは茨いばらの道みちを歩あゆんできた。

  He has walked a thorny path.

• 芸げい術じゅつ家かの人じん生せいは茨いばらの道みちだ。

  An artist's life is a thorny path.