pass the smell test

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pass the smell test

to be morally acceptable Robinson's removal as an independent investigator doesn't pass the smell test, and many believe it was done for political reasons.

Usage notes: often used in negative sentences, as in the example

See also: pass, smell, test

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It just doesn't pass the smell test," he said yesterday. Moore asks AG to check charges; Aquarion bills rise 81 percent by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) Speaking to the National Press Club recently, McConnell said: You are inevitably going to have a lot of projects that are not going to pass the smell test in terms of the national emergency we have, which is not to say that those projects may not be worthwhile and maybe ought not to be financed by this city government or that city government. LAS VEGAS’ WISH LIST TOTALS $1 BILLION by Brian Eckhouse / Las Vegas Sun It doesn't yet pass the smell test," council President Eric Garcetti said. MAYOR URGES REJECTION OF DWP PACTS CONFLICT?: UTILITY'S NO. 2 ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			pass as pass away pass back pass by pass by on the other side pass down pass for pass forward pass from pass gas pass in pass in review pass into pass judgment pass judgment on pass muster pass off pass off as pass on pass out pass over pass sentence on pass the buck pass the hat pass the hat around pass the smell test pass the time pass the time of day pass the torch pass through pass through mind pass to pass under pass up passing passport to past past caring past master past prime paste paste down paste on paste one paste up pasture pastures new pat pat answer pat down pat on			pass rusher pass sentence pass sentence on pass sentence on pass sentence upon pass someone or something off pass something off pass something on Pass That Joint Pass The Barf Bag pass the baton pass the baton pass the baton Pass the book Pass the Buck Pass the Buck Pass the Freak Out pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat pass the hat around pass the hat round pass the hat round pass the hat round Pass the LEED Pass The Loot Pass the Needle Through Pass the Slipped Stitch Over pass the smell test pass the time pass the time of day pass the time of day pass the time of day pass the time of day pass the time of day pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass the torch pass through pass through pass through pass through Pass Through Certificate Pass Through Certificates Pass Through Coupon Rate Pass Through Coupon Rates pass through mind Pass Through Price Pass Through Rate Pass Through Rates Pass Through Securities Pass Through Security Pass Throughs pass time pass time pass time in idleness pass title

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