smell like a rose (English, verb)
expansion: smell like a rose (third-person singular simple present smells like a rose, present participle smelling like a rose, simple past and past participle smelt like a rose or smelled like a rose)
Senses:
qualifier: simile
glosses: To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
tags: colloquial
idiomatic
Forms:
form: smells like a rose
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: smelling like a rose
tags: participle
present
form: smelt like a rose
tags: participle
past
form: smelt like a rose
tags: past
form: smelled like a rose
tags: participle
past
form: smelled like a rose
tags: past
form: come out smelling like a rose
tags: alternative
form: come out smelling of roses
tags: alternative
form: come up smelling like a rose
tags: alternative
form: come up smelling of roses
tags: alternative