Reformed bachelor's wife or, some say, what life could be (1,4,2,8)
I believe the answer is:
a bowl of cherries
'some say what life could be' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'reformed bachelor's wife or' is the wordplay.
'reformed' is an anagram indicator.
'bachelors'+'wife'+'or'='bachelorswifeor'
'bachelorswifeor' is an anagram of 'A BOWL OF CHERRIES'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for a bowl of cherries that I've seen is " Cushy situation".)