come out smelling of roses



come out/up smelling of roses

  (British & Australian) also come out/up smelling like roses (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 investigation, but Smith still came out smelling of roses.
See also: come, of, out, rose, smell

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RhondaRAHN-dəEnglish
Tekla-Georgian, Hungarian
LockieLAHK-eeScottish
Cas-Dutch
Adey['ædi]
Becky['beki]