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success is a great deodorant

success is a great deodorant proverb: the attainment or achievement of success eliminates or overshadows one's past misdeeds or failures.

Proverb

success is a great deodorant

  1. The attainment or achievement of success eliminates or overshadows one's past misdeeds or failures.

Synonyms of success is a great deodorant

Origin of success is a great deodorant

Frequently attributed to Elizabeth Taylor. First use appears c. 1977 in The Good Housekeeping Woman's Almanac.

Questions about success is a great deodorant

What does success is a great deodorant mean?
Success is a great deodorant means the attainment or achievement of success eliminates or overshadows one's past misdeeds or failures.
What part of speech is success is a great deodorant?
Success is a great deodorant is a proverb.

Words near success is a great deodorant in the dictionary

  1. succesful
  2. success
  3. success ballast
  4. success depends on your backbone, not your wishbone
  5. success has many fathers, failure is an orphan
  6. success is a great deodorant
  7. success message
  8. success messages
  9. success metric
  10. success metrics
  11. success stories

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