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comes up roses

comes up roses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come up roses.

Meaning of come up roses

Verb

come up roses (third-person singular simple present comes up roses, present participle coming up roses, simple past came up roses, past participle come up roses)

  1. (idiomatic) To enter into a condition or situation which is favorable; to develop in a pleasing or advantageous manner.
    • All of a sudden, or so it seemed, the world had turned around and they were coming up roses. Now, instead of the bottle being half empty it was suddenly half full, and getting closer and closer to the top.1978, Hubert Selby, Requiem for a Dream, →ISBN, page 127

Questions about comes up roses

What is comes up roses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Comes up roses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of come up roses.

Words near comes up roses in the dictionary

  1. comes unhinged
  2. comes up
  3. comes up against
  4. comes up and bites
  5. comes up from behind
  6. comes up roses
  7. comes up short
  8. comes up snake eyes
  9. comes up to
  10. comes up trumps
  11. comes up with

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