the sweet smell of victory

the sweet smell of victory

The euphoric feeling of being successful or victorious. We had the sweet smell of victory in our nostrils, until a last-minute penalty snatched it from our fingertips. It seems like they've let the sweet smell of victory cloud their judgment, as this latest business ventures is one of the most baffling in their entire history.
See also: of, smell, sweet, victory
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • the sweet smell of success
  • a song in (one's) heart
  • a song in your heart
  • he who smelt it dealt it
  • smelt
  • I smell you
  • wake up and smell the coffee
  • smell
  • savor of
  • snatch victory from the jaws of defeat
References in periodicals archive
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Here, first-time fans explain their new-found love of the sound of leather on willow and the sweet smell of victory...
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THE sweet smell of victory didn't last long for Tony Blair.
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