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smelt like a rose

smelt like a rose is the simple past and past participle of smell like a rose.

Meaning of smell like a rose

Verb

smell like a rose (third-person singular simple present smells like a rose, present participle smelling like a rose, simple past and past participle smelt like a rose or smelled like a rose)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, simile) To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed.
    • come out smelling like a rose

Questions about smelt like a rose

What is smelt like a rose the simple past and past participle of?
Smelt like a rose is the simple past and past participle of smell like a rose.

Words near smelt like a rose in the dictionary

  1. Smelser
  2. Smelsers
  3. smelt
  4. smelt a rat
  5. smelt blood
  6. smelt like a rose
  7. smelt like a tart's bedroom
  8. smelt like a tart's boudoir
  9. smelt like a tart's handbag
  10. smelt like a tart's handkerchief
  11. smelt of the lamp

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