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smack of

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smack of something
to be reminiscent of something; to imply something. The whole scheme smacked of dishonesty and deception. All of this story smacks of illegal practices.
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smack of something
to have some of the characteristics or qualities of something The book smacks of having been written by a committee rather than an author with a point of view.
Usage notes: often said about a negative characteristic or quality, as in the example
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However, since he seems a friend of yours, here goes--" And with the gladdest, most grateful sound in the world, the happy smack of a fish back home again in the water, after an appalling three minutes spent on land, that prophetic trout was once more an active unit in God's populous universe.
But Queequeg, he had a mortal, barbaric smack of the lip in eating --an ugly sound enough --so much so, that the trembling Dough-Boy almost looked to see whether any marks of teeth lurked in his own lean arms.
I'd be the better for a smack of the salt water again, and a whiff of the breeze.
 
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