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Fall into shit and come up smelling like roses American offensive phrase
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
I don't understand how he can fall in shit and come out smelling like a rose.
To quickly do an unpleasant or difficult task in order to avoid a prolonged painful episode
Used to say that life includes not only happiness but also toughness too.
1. On or in a calm or undisturbed waterbody
2. Facing no or very few obstacles or difficulties
Something is so complicated to the point it overshadows something else which is often considered to be difficult.
To force someone to experience something difficult or unpleasant
The verb "fall" and "come" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase orignates from America in the early twentieth century. It is sometimes shortened to “come up like roses".
Do you see anything wrong?
A humorous way of saying that what one has said is just what they acknowledge and may not be entirely accurate
Mike: Have you returned from your vacation on the beach? Your skin seems to get tanned.
Jenny: My skin is always dark. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!
