英语词组come up smelling like roses是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

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 roses

To result in success or an exceptionally good outcome, especially in the face of doubts or difficulties. It looked like the negotiations might break down at any stage, but everything came up roses in the end.

come up roses

1. Turn out extremely well, as in I had my doubts about this project, but now it's coming up roses. [Slang; c. 1960]

2. come up smelling like roses. Emerge untarnished from a difficult situation, have no stain on one's character, as in He was suspended for a month but still came up smelling like roses. Eric Partridge believed this usage originally was fall into shit and come up smelling like roses, but the vulgar initial phrase is now generally omitted. [Slang; first half of 1900s]

come up roses

(of a situation) develop in a very favourable way. informal

come up roses

To result favorably or successfully: Those were difficult times but now everything's coming up roses.

词组	come up smelling like roses
释义	Idiom 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. (redirected from come up smelling like roses) come up roses To result in success or an exceptionally good outcome, especially in the face of doubts or difficulties. It looked like the negotiations might break down at any stage, but everything came up roses in the end. come up roses 1. Turn out extremely well, as in I had my doubts about this project, but now it's coming up roses. [Slang; c. 1960] 2. come up smelling like roses. Emerge untarnished from a difficult situation, have no stain on one's character, as in He was suspended for a month but still came up smelling like roses. Eric Partridge believed this usage originally was fall into shit and come up smelling like roses, but the vulgar initial phrase is now generally omitted. [Slang; first half of 1900s] come up roses (of a situation) develop in a very favourable way. informal come up roses To result favorably or successfully: Those were difficult times but now everything's coming up roses.
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