smell a rat
verb/ˈsmɛl ə ˈɹæt/UK
Definitions
To sense something suspicious.
- Oh, Are you thereabouts, Sir; then I ſmell a Rat Ifaith; but I'll ſay nothing.
- Mr. Gresham, when he heard this, thought that he began to smell a rat, and was determined to be on his guard.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for smell a rat. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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