Fall into shit and come up smelling like roses In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "fall into shit and come up smelling like roses", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2021-06-06 06:06

Meaning of Fall into shit and come up smelling like roses

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.

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Grammar and Usage of Fall into shit and come up smelling like roses

The verb "fall" and "come" must be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Fall into shit and come up smelling like roses

This phrase orignates from America in the early twentieth century. It is sometimes shortened to “come up like roses".

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