"stop and smell the flowers" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stops and smells the flowers [present, singular, third-person], stopping and smelling the flowers [participle, present], stopped and smelled the flowers [participle, past], stopped and smelled the flowers [past], stopped and smelt the flowers [participle, past], stopped and smelt the flowers [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stop<> and smell<,,:smelt> the flowers}} stop and smell the flowers (third-person singular simple present stops and smells the flowers, present participle stopping and smelling the flowers, simple past and past participle stopped and smelled the flowers or stopped and smelt the flowers)
  1. Alternative form of stop and smell the roses Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: stop and smell the roses
    Sense id: en-stop_and_smell_the_flowers-en-verb-lyZ5k9HW Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys

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