| 词汇 | smelling like a rose |
| 释义 | Idiom smelling like a rose(come up) smelling like a rose to end something positively or as a winner.Everyone thought he was guilty, but Smith still came up smelling like a rose.Hahn made a terrible play in the first half, but he was smelling like a rose by the finish. smell like a roseTo seem or appear innocent, especially in the face of a scandal or of other negative situation. Often used in the phrase "come out/up smelling like a rose." By reporting his colleagues as soon as he learned of their dishonest business practices, the CEO came up smelling like a rose. I can't understand how she came out of this smelling like a rose, when she was the one who started it all! smell like a roseFig. to seem innocent. I came out of the whole mess smelling like a rose, even though I caused all the trouble. The politician survived the scandal smelling like a rose, but I knew different. smell like a rose in. to seem innocent. I came out of the whole mess smelling like a rose, even though I caused all the trouble. |
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