come\ up\ smelling\ like\ a\ rose

come\ up\ smelling\ like\ a\ rose
v. phr.
To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment.

A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end.


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