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smelling out
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Smelling — Smell Smell (sm[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smelled}, {Smelt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smelling}.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen; cf. LG. smellen, smelen, sm[ o]len, schmelen, to smoke, to reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E. smolder. Cf. {Smell}, n.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
come out/up smelling like a rose — (or come out/up smelling like/of roses) informal : to have success or good fortune in a situation in which you were likely to fail, be harmed, etc. The scandal forced several board members to resign, but the chairman came out smelling like a rose … Useful english dictionary
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning — … Wikipedia
smell out — verb 1. recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
come out smelling of roses — come out/up smelling of roses British & Australian, American if you come out smelling of roses, people believe you are good and honest after a difficult situation which could have made you seem bad or dishonest. There was a major fraud… … New idioms dictionary
come up smelling of roses — come out/up smelling of roses British & Australian, American if you come out smelling of roses, people believe you are good and honest after a difficult situation which could have made you seem bad or dishonest. There was a major fraud… … New idioms dictionary
come out of something smelling of roses — come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses idiom (informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you • Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal… … Useful english dictionary
come up of something smelling of roses — come up/out of sth smelling of ˈroses idiom (informal) to still have a good reputation, even though you have been involved in sth that might have given people a bad opinion of you • Nobody ever knew the details and he came out of the deal… … Useful english dictionary
come up (or out) smelling of roses — emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. → rose … English new terms dictionary
come out smelling of roses — ► come up (or out) smelling of roses emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. Main Entry: ↑rose … English terms dictionary
nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S … Useful english dictionary
