come out smelling of roses (English, verb)
expansion: come out smelling of roses (third-person singular simple present comes out smelling of roses, present participle coming out smelling of roses, simple past came out smelling of roses, past participle come out smelling of roses)
Senses:
glosses: Alternative form of smell like a rose.
tags: alt-of
alternative
Forms:
form: comes out smelling of roses
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: coming out smelling of roses
tags: participle
present
form: came out smelling of roses
tags: past
form: come out smelling of roses
tags: participle
past