Significato:
smelling
n. puzza; odorasmeln. olfatto, odorato, fiuto; odore; annusata, fiutata; sentore, puzzov. sentire odore di; annusare, odorare, fiutare, sentire l'odore di; intuire; (rar) odorare di, emanare odore di
smelling Idioma
come up smelling like roses
Idiom(s): come up smelling like roses
Theme: SUCCESS
to end up looking good or respectable after being involved in some difficult or notorious affair.
• It was a nasty political campaign, but both candidates came up smelling like roses.
• I was not surprised that my congressional representative came up smelling like roses after his colleagues investigated him.
Come up smelling of roses
(UK) If someone comes up smelling of roses, they emerge from a situation with their reputation undamaged.
come up smelling like a rose|come|rose|smell|smell
v. phr. To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment. A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end.
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