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2rose Listen to audio/ˈroʊz/ noun
plural ros·es
1 [count] : 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
a bouquet of roses He sent a dozen red roses to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.see color picture; see also bed of roses
2 [noncount] : a slightly purplish-pink color — see color picture
come out/up smelling like a rose or come out/up smelling like/of roses
informal : to have success or good fortune in a situation in which you were likely to fail, be harmed, etc.
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 : turning out to be good
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 : to stop being busy and enjoy the pleasant things in life
You shouldn't work so hard. You need to take some time to stop and smell the roses.
wake up and smell the rosessee 1wake
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