Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

come out smelling like a rose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
come out s-melling -like a rose
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

comes out smelling like a rose (present, singular) coming out smelling like a rose (participle, present) came out smelling like a rose (past)

Questions

What does come out smelling like a rose mean?
Alternative form of smell like a rose.

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