"come out smelling like a rose" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 全身而退
• 毫髮無損地脫身

Definition

指在本來應該受損的困境中，反而安然無恙地出來，甚至形象更好。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬口語用語，強調本應遭殃卻平安無事，有時甚至形象更佳。帶有稱讚或驚喜的涵義，與“全身而退”類似，但更著重於名聲未損。

Examples

She was blamed for the error, but she came out smelling like a rose.

她被指責出錯，卻**全身而退**。

After the investigation, he came out smelling like a rose.

調查後，他**全身而退**。

Despite the rumors, the politician came out smelling like a rose.

儘管有傳言，那位政客還是**毫髮無損地脫身**。

Everyone thought Mark would lose his job, but he came out smelling like a rose after the meeting.

大家以為馬克會丟掉工作，結果開會後他卻**全身而退**。

No one expected the company to recover, but they came out smelling like a rose after all the challenges.

沒有人以為公司能復原，結果他們經歷所有挑戰後反而**全身而退**。

He made some risky decisions, but in the end, he came out smelling like a rose.

他做了一些冒險的決定，但最後他**毫髮無損地脫身**。