"come up smelling like a rose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes up smelling like a rose [present, singular, third-person], coming up smelling like a rose [participle, present], came up smelling like a rose [past], come up smelling like a rose [participle, past]
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  1. Alternative form of smell like a rose Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: smell like a rose
    Sense id: en-come_up_smelling_like_a_rose-en-verb-jdKlx1Dh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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