This road is full of thorns and spikes. (2024)

Not going to be smooth journey. I wanted a similar idiom like this.

Is there any Idiom in English " which involves thorns" This road is full of thorns and spikes?

You could have spikes that were placed in the road to prevent the passage of vehicles, but I suspect that's not what you're thinking of.

"Thorns on your path," maybe, if you're barefoot.

Hermione Golightly said:

This road is covered with thorns and spikes would be perfectly straightforward grammatical statement, but it's not "an idiom". We don't usually say that something is 'full of' unless they are part of the something. Like The Newt says, holes in the road, although this seems an amusing contradiction in terms. But the road isn't made from 'thorns' and 'spikes'. (I'm also not sure what 'spikes' means.) We could say 'the roads are full of dangerous drivers' though.

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london calling said:

Are you talking about a metaphorical journey that will be fraught with difficulties, or a real journey?

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A metaphorical journey. A journey where there is something on the path which impedes your progress.

Ah I see! I think a 'thorny road' is fine, as a metaphor, but I'm not sure about using 'spikes'.

How about 'a hard and thorny path/road'? I'd really like to see a sentence from you.

Here's mine "My grandma's life was a hard and thorny road". The problem is that I can't imagine I would ever say this. These days in this country there aren't thorns on roads. I can imagine that in many country areas in some parts of the world, where very thorny bushes and trees grow, and people walk barefoot, thorns would be a problem. To my mind, it isn't an English idiom, it's just an attempt to translate one from another language. There's no modern relevance. Others might disagree, we'll see!

Hi! Actually you have quite a few options of idioms or near idioms as in phrases that you can be creative with:

Every day is a journey filled with twists and turns.
In India, it is said that the experience of life leading up to death is a journey filled with twists and turns.
Some people describe life as a journey full of twists and turns; a journey leading toward the fulfillment of our visions and dreams.

rocky road = If you are on a rocky road, you are experiencing a difficult period and have a lot of problems. E.g. Analysts predict a rocky road ahead for the economy.

Her dark journey, begun on a narrow path wrought with poisoned vines and jagged roots,
This is path wrought with potential pitfalls and the proverbial forks in the road.
path wrought with briar patches.
his long path wrought with peril. LOTS OF path wrought with peril/danger
It is truly a Narrow Path wrought with obstacles and temptations.
but it is a path wrought with obstacles and challenges to navigate

I found this Thomas a Kempis quote by googling. You might like to adapt it.

The way to heaven is set with briars and thorns
Thomas a Kempis Quotes. James Wood, comp. 1899. Dictionary of Quotations