rose
14 ENTRIES FOUND:
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roses
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roses
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROSE
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a flower with a sweet smell that is usually white, yellow, red, or pink and that grows on a bush which has thorns on the stems
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see also bed of roses
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a bouquet of roses
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He sent a dozen red roses to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.
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come out/up smelling like a rose
informal or come out/up smelling like/of roses
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to have success or good fortune in a situation in which you were likely to fail, be harmed, etc.
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The scandal forced several board members to resign, but the chairman came out smelling like a rose. [=the chairman's reputation was not damaged at all]
coming up roses
informal
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turning out to be good
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Now that he finally has a job, everything's coming up roses for him. [=many good things are happening in his life]
(stop and) smell the roses
informal
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to stop being busy and enjoy the pleasant things in life
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You shouldn't work so hard. You need to take some time to stop and smell the roses.
