Verb
come out smelling like a rose (third-person singular simple present comes out smelling like a rose, present participle coming out smelling like a rose, simple past came out smelling like a rose, past participle come out smelling like a rose)
Alternative form of smell like a rose
Son--they say there isn't any royalty in this country, but do you want me to tell you how to be king of the United States of America? Just fall through the hole in a privy and come out smelling like a rose. Kurt Vonnegut