smell the barn
verb/ˌsmɛl ðə ˈbaːn/UK/ˌsmɛl ðə ˈbaɹn/US
Etymology
A reference to a livestock animal returning to its barn at the end of the day, especially a horse drawing a carriage which is on the way back home.
Definitions
To act with renewed energy or speed or to experience heightened anticipation as one…
To act with renewed energy or speed or to experience heightened anticipation as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome.
- We’ll get home right quick—old Dobbin knows the way better than you and I do, and he can smell the barn besides.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA