Idiom
smell like a rose
Meaning
To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He made a mistake, but he still smells like a rose.”
“Even though the project failed, the manager managed to smell like a rose by blaming his team.”
“Despite his clear involvement in the scandal, the politician emerged from the investigation smelling like a rose, leaving his reputation entirely intact.”
Examples
simple
“He made a mistake, but he still smells like a rose.”
contextual
“Even though the project failed, the manager managed to smell like a rose by blaming his team.”
complex
“Despite his clear involvement in the scandal, the politician emerged from the investigation smelling like a rose, leaving his reputation entirely intact.”
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