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"I dont suppose anyone from the director down will come out of this deal smelling like a rose," the warden commented, "but our only hope is that some good will result from the hearing."
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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. □ Tiffany pretended that she was the only one who should smell like a rose, but I knew different … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
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
smell — smell1 [ smel ] noun ** 1. ) count the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose: This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant smells smell of: There s a delicious smell of fresh… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smell */*/ — I UK [smel] / US noun Word forms smell : singular smell plural smells 1) a) [countable] the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant… … English dictionary
rose — rose1 [ rouz ] noun *** 1. ) count a flower that has a sweet smell and THORNS (=sharp pieces) on its stem: a bunch of red roses a rose garden a ) rose or rose bush a bush that produces roses => BED1 2. ) uncount a dark pink color 3. ) count a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Rose oil — Rose (Rosa damascena) essential oil in clear glass vial Rose oil, meaning either rose otto (attar of rose, attar of roses) or rose absolute, is the essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose. Rose ottos are extracted through … Wikipedia
Like Water for Chocolate (film) — Like Water for Chocolate Directed by Alfonso Arau Produced by Alfonso Arau … Wikipedia
smell — 01. Something [smells] delicious. I wonder what s for supper. 02. Because of their excellent sense of [smell], dogs are often used in airports to look for things such as illegal drugs, or bombs. 03. The garbage [smells]. Someone needs to take it… … Grammatical examples in English
smell — [[t]sme̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ smells, smelling, smelled, smelt (American English usually uses the form smelled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either smelled or smelt.) 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The smell of something is a quality… … English dictionary
rose — I. /roʊz / (say rohz) noun 1. any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly stemmed, showy flowered shrubs constituting the genus Rosa, having in the wild state a corolla of five roundish petals. 2. any of various related or similar plants. 3.… …
