- come up (or out) smelling of roses
- come up (or out) smelling of rosesemerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact.→ rose
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
come up (or out) smelling of roses
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come out smelling of roses — ► come up (or out) smelling of roses emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. Main Entry: ↑rose … English terms dictionary
come out smelling of roses — come out/up smelling of roses British & Australian, American if you come out smelling of roses, people believe you are good and honest after a difficult situation which could have made you seem bad or dishonest. There was a major fraud… … New idioms dictionary
come up of something smelling of roses — come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses idiom (informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you • Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal… … Useful english dictionary
come up smelling of roses — ► come up (or out) smelling of roses emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. Main Entry: ↑rose … English terms dictionary
come up smelling of roses — come out/up smelling of roses British & Australian, American if you come out smelling of roses, people believe you are good and honest after a difficult situation which could have made you seem bad or dishonest. There was a major fraud… … New idioms dictionary
come out of something smelling of roses — come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses idiom (informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you • Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal… … Useful english dictionary
come up smelling of roses — phrase to come out of a difficult situation with your reputation better than it was before, especially when you do not deserve to Thesaurus: to successfully deal with a problem or difficultysynonym Main entry: rose … Useful english dictionary
come up smelling of roses — to come out of a difficult situation with your reputation better than it was before, especially when you do not deserve to … English dictionary
come out/up smelling like a rose — (or come out/up smelling like/of roses) informal : to have success or good fortune in a situation in which you were likely to fail, be harmed, etc. The scandal forced several board members to resign, but the chairman came out smelling like a rose … Useful english dictionary
rose — [1] ► NOUN 1) a fragrant flower (typically red, pink, yellow, or white) borne on a prickly bush or shrub. 2) a perforated cap attached to a shower, the spout of a watering can, or the end of a hose to produce a spray. 3) a warm pink or light… … English terms dictionary
