English · Idiom Candidate

stop and smell the roses

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Take time to appreciate and enjoy life's small pleasures

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thưởng thức và đánh giá cao những niềm vui nhỏ trong cuộc sống

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: literally stopping to smell flowers

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

She's always so busy, but I told her to stop and smell the roses

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “stop and smell the roses” mean?

Take time to appreciate and enjoy life's small pleasures Literally: literally stopping to smell flowers

Is “stop and smell the roses” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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