| 词汇 | come out smelling of roses |
| 释义 | Idiom come out smelling of rosescome 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 investigation, but Smith still came out smelling of roses. come out smelling of rosesTo 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 out smelling of roses. come up/out of something smelling of ˈroses(informal) still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in something that might have given people a bad opinion of you: Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal smelling of roses. |
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