"come out smelling like a rose" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: comes out smelling like a rose [present, singular, third-person], coming out smelling like a rose [participle, present], came out smelling like a rose [past], come out smelling like a rose [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> out smelling like a rose|head=come out smelling like a rose}} come out smelling like a rose (third-person singular simple present comes out smelling like a rose, present participle coming out smelling like a rose, simple past came out smelling like a rose, past participle come out smelling like a rose)
  1. Alternative form of smell like a rose Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: smell like a rose
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