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词组 violet
释义 violet
noun
come up smelling of violets
to emerge unscathed from a difficult or troublesome situation, used especially of someone who is consistently and remarkably lucky UK, 1981
Probably somewhat dated by the time it was recorded. The form survives as “come up smelling of roses”.
  • [I]f (e.g. he) were to fall in the cess-pit (shit, etc), he only come up smelling of violets. — Beale, 1984
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