| 词汇 | coming up smelling like a rose |
| 释义 | (redirected from coming up smelling like a rose)come up smelling like a roseTo maintain a favorable reputation despite involvement in a scandalous or otherwise negative situation. By reporting his colleagues as soon as he learned of their dishonest business practices, the CEO came up smelling like a rose. come up smelling like a roseand come up smelling like rosesFig. to end up looking good or respectable after being involved in some difficult or notorious affair. I was surprised that my congressional representative came up smelling like a rose after his colleagues investigated him. |
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