Noun
the sweet smell of success
(idiomatic) The rewarding sense of having succeeded.
The goals are not about the sweet smell of success as much as it's about enjoying a damn day on the movie set... I live in a complete state of grace. Peter Weller
Following Trapeze Lancaster worked with Tony Curtis again on Sweet Smell of Success (released in 1957), a co-production between Hill-Hecht-Lancaster and Curtis' own company Curtleigh Productions (co-owned with his wife, Janet Leigh ). Source: Internet
Despite this success, the follow-up single "Sweet Smell of Success" only reached No.65. Source: Internet