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"Smell like a rose" isn't an idiom because it means just what it looks like it means. You are comparing someone's smell to that of a rose. Comparisons with AS or LIKE are Similes.

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It's not an idiom. An idiom makes no sense unless you know the meaning. When you use AS (or like) ____ you are using A Simile, which is a comparison. This is comparing someone's smell to that of a rose.


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