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stopped and smelled the roses

stopped and smelled the roses is the simple past and past participle of stop and smell the roses.

Meaning of stop and smell the roses

Verb

stop and smell the roses (third-person singular simple present stops and smells the roses, present participle stopping and smelling the roses, simple past and past participle stopped and smelled the roses or stopped and smelt the roses)

  1. (idiomatic) To relax; to take time out of one's busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life.

Questions about stopped and smelled the roses

What is stopped and smelled the roses the simple past and past participle of?
Stopped and smelled the roses is the simple past and past participle of stop and smell the roses.

Words near stopped and smelled the roses in the dictionary

  1. Stoppard
  2. Stoppardesque
  3. Stoppardian
  4. stopped
  5. stopped and smelled the flowers
  6. stopped and smelled the roses
  7. stopped and smelt the flowers
  8. stopped and smelt the roses
  9. stopped at nothing
  10. stopped by
  11. stopped clock illusion

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