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Phrase(s): The course of true love never did run smooth.
Prov. People in love with each other often have to overcome difficulties in order to be together. (From Shakespeare’s play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.) • Jill: What am I going to do? My boyfriend’s job is transferring him to Texas, and I have to stay here. Jane: The course of true love never did run smooth.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs