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31smell test — idiom. A metaphoric test used to determine the legitimacy or authenticity of a situation. Example Citation: WBBM Ch. 2 fired long standing medical reporter Dr. Michael Breen on Tuesday, claiming he had violated journalistic standards by using… …
32smell something out — detect or discover something by the faculty of smell. → smell …
33smell up — verb cause to smell bad; fill with a bad smell • Syn: ↑stink up, ↑stink out • Hypernyms: ↑odorize, ↑odourise, ↑scent • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
34Out of Sight, Out of Mind — Not to be confused with Out of Mind, Out of Sight. For the song of the same name by Anthrax, see State of Euphoria. Out of Sight, Out of Mind was the 99th episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the third episode of the fifth season.… …
35smell like a rose — in. to seem innocent. □ I came out of the whole mess smelling like a rose, even though I caused all the trouble. □ Tiffany pretended that she was the only one who should smell like a rose, but I knew different …
36smell-feast — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: smell (I) + feast : one given to finding out and getting invited to good feasts : parasite, sponger …
37smell like a rose — verb To be regarded as appealing, virtuous, or respectable; to be untainted or unharmed. I dont suppose anyone from the director down will come out of this deal smelling like a rose, the warden commented, but our only hope is that some good will… …
38smell a rat — Reformer one who, when he smells a rat, is eager to let the cat out of the bag …
39nose out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑scent out, ↑smell out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: S …
40scent out — verb recognize or detect by or as if by smelling He can smell out trouble • Syn: ↑sniff out, ↑smell out, ↑nose out • Entailment: ↑smell • Verb Frames: Some …
