Smelling
51foul-smelling — adjective offensively malodorous (Freq. 2) a foul odor the kitchen smelled really funky • Syn: ↑fetid, ↑foetid, ↑foul, ↑funky, ↑noisome, ↑sme …
52putrid-smelling — adjective having the putrid odor of decaying organic matter • Similar to: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant smelling, ↑ill smelling, ↑stinky …
53rank-smelling — adjective having an offensive rancid odor • Similar to: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant smelling, ↑ill smelling, ↑stinky …
54come 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… …
55come 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… …
56foul-smelling — adj. Foul smelling is used with these nouns: ↑air …
57come\ up\ smelling\ like\ a\ rose — v. phr. To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment. A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end …
58come up smelling of roses — (UK) If someone comes up smelling of roses, they emerge from a situation with their reputation undamaged. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
59come up (or out) smelling of roses — emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. → rose …
60come out smelling of roses — ► come up (or out) smelling of roses emerge from a difficult situation with reputation intact. Main Entry: ↑rose …