come out smelling like a rose

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Fig. to succeed; to do better than anyone else in some situation. Everyone else in the firm lost money in the real estate deal, but Bob came out smelling like a rose. If I can just finish my research paper on time, I'll come out smelling like a rose by the end of the school year.

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quot; If this is the case then you come out smelling like a rose. Where Can I Buy Mens Cologne and not Spend A Fortune Shopping for It? by Markus Skupeika / Women's issues/gender studies community In the short term you might come out smelling like a rose, but in the long term resentment will build and soon you will be regarded as the odd man out of the team. How to Utilize Your Co-Workers to Get Ahead Nice Office Politics by Patrick Bankay / Business community Come out smelling like a rose with White Swan's Wild Rose Hand & Body Lotion ($7. Come out smelling like a rose with White Swan's Wild Rose Hand & Body ... by Household & Personal Products Industry More results

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quot; If this is the case then you come out smelling like a rose.

Where Can I Buy Mens Cologne and not Spend A Fortune Shopping for It? by Markus Skupeika / Women's issues/gender studies community

In the short term you might come out smelling like a rose, but in the long term resentment will build and soon you will be regarded as the odd man out of the team.

How to Utilize Your Co-Workers to Get Ahead Nice Office Politics by Patrick Bankay / Business community

Come out smelling like a rose with White Swan's Wild Rose Hand & Body Lotion ($7.

Come out smelling like a rose with White Swan's Wild Rose Hand & Body ... by Household & Personal Products Industry

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