英语词汇“come up/out smelling of roses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

UK US come up/out smelling like roses

to have people believe that you are good and honest after a difficult situation that could have made you seem bad or dishonest:

When the results of the fraud investigation were announced last week, the staff came up smelling of roses.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Innocent

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单词	come up/out smelling of roses
释义	English come up/out smelling of roses UK US come up/out smelling like roses to have people believe that you are good and honest after a difficult situation that could have made you seem bad or dishonest: When the results of the fraud investigation were announced last week, the staff came up smelling of roses. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Innocent accuse acquit acquittal be above/beyond reproach idiom be in the clear idiom beat beat the rap idiom clear culpable exculpate exonerate guiltless guilty innocence reproach responsibility responsible sin 1 squeaky-clean See more results »
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