smell a rat
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English Dictionarysmell a ratTo suspect that something is wrong
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomssmell a ratto believe something is wrong.
When my husband started working late three or four times a week, I smelled a rat. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
smell a ratto be/become suspicious, to feel that something is wrong
I smell a rat. There is something wrong with the offer of a free credit card.
I do not know what my colleague is doing but something seems strange and I think that I smell a rat.
[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
smell a rat v. phr.,
informal To be suspicious; feel that something is wrong.
Every time Tom visits me, one of my ashtrays disappears. I'm beginning to smell a rat. When the policeman saw a light go on in the store at midnight, he smelled a rat. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲