During graduation season, many people choose to send flowers to graduate students as a blessing, and congratulate them to enter the university or the workforce. Then, do you know any about idioms with flowers?

 

1. Come up smelling of roses

 

The artist was rumored to have a poor attitude towards the staff, which could have ruined his reputation. However, he came up smelling of roses ultimately.

 

2. Shrinking violet

 

I can’t believe that she is going to join the English public speaking! Isn’t she a shrinking violet?

 

3. Gild the lily

 

The painting is amazing, you should not add extra things to it or otherwise, it would be gilding the lily. 

 

4. As fresh as a daisy

 

Although she just slept for 3 hours yesterday, she looks as fresh as a daisy when she goes to work in the morning. 

 

5. Set the heather on fire

 

The new policy on social welfare has set the heather on fire and aroused a lot of concerns.